Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with zero or negative relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560, little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

They take these complaints seriously usually and will be able to more than likely take this contractors license away so they don't do this to future investors!

The WPC and similar products usually mention nor more than 3 days tops.

As for newsletters, maybe hit up local real estate agencies or community centers; they usually keep you in the loop.

The buy box is usually broken down into columns and details the criteria a property must meet to be considered for purchase.

Negative $200/month- property 2: p&i ~$1500, expense $1250.

That box usually has a different meaning as you suspect.I'd call the city and get a Permit History...see what was done during the remodel.

You could put it down on a 4 million dollar property and make 120,000 or zero or negative.

In addition HCD is chartered with supporting the various ADU laws and would have written a memo explaining the intent of the SB13 clause.Having an apparent rogue judge rule one way does not negate the laws that have been passed by the state legislation.  

We help our clients with these strategies on a daily basis and they usually wipe out significant w2 tax liability.