Self Employment taxes will eat away at any profit Patty makes.

I think people are taking the bait and providing the extra clicks.  

If I am using a contractor I explain to the tenant (if I can not be present) that the contractors are professionals that enter dwellings on a daily basis to do their job, that's all they care about, and if there had ever been a problem with an employee like that I am sure they wouldn't be employed there.

I'm wondering why an employer would hire a union employee if he doesn't have to?

They are also the most affordable places with reasonable commutes to major employment centers around the SF/Oakland/Fremont/Walnut Creek corridors.

I recently left full time employment to start investing in RE full time.  

I am thinking that two prime indicators would be house sales/foreclosure and employment rates.

Employment checked out so I accepted 1mo deposit and 1st mo rent and gave keys and we signed mo to mo lease that authorizes occupany by their names, and states a total of 2 occupants.

What types of investing strategies do you employ?

*Escaping the Self Employment Trap - Victor Cheng*Getting things Done - by David Allen A terrific book and concepts on how to be more productive.