Im just starting out I’ve received a lot of advice to the effect of “look at as many properties as you can”.While there are some open houses in the area, I wanted to know what common etiquette would be surrounding a private tour of a home?

Other investors prefer 50%+ POH units and have an array of strategies that justify a high POH/TOH ratio, commonly leasing them on contract to purchase to existing tenants. 

Everyone laughed, said she was an idiot, there's nothing to "specialize" in, FTHB are just normal easy vanilla loans, that's as stupid as a doctor saying they "specialize" in the common cold.

Revocable )California is a community property state so even if the investment properties are located in common law state, the law of the primary residence still applies. 

I've painted and laid new floors in the common areas. 

(Of course you will probably not be able to see inside rented apartments or offices.But you should be able to see common areas and grounds.)

You might consider just taking the deposit and only applying it to damage in individual areas, not common areas, unless you can prove who damaged what.

That could work, but it's not common, advisable, or best.I highly recommend you start digging into a book or two about commercial investments because they can absolutely be different, and to your benefit.

My parents didn't want to risk a partially completed project on their property that wouldn't generate any income for years if it ever came to that (such ventures come with high risk).This approach might be common in real estate (understandable from the point of view of the developer).

For condo conversions, it seems common, a good selling point.