With as much care as screening a tenant. : )Best wishes and continued success to you.

In LA you have to screen the heck out of your tenants, but the good news is that the demand is astronomical for well located product and people can't afford to buy so the tenant pool is generally much better than in lower cost markets.Like I said, I am ready to diversify though.

(Bad) Debt is a poison on your mind.How badly do you want to change your mindset and quality of life?

The rapidly rising rents have really made a difference for me and there seems to be no shortage of quality tenants.

To me, the property, terms, application screening process, and marketing will do all the talking that is necessary to find you great tenants.

I'm wondering if your concern is really about exterior finish but rather the horrible and depressing construction quality and lack of architectural distinctiveness in loads of CA houses.

The quality of tenants seemed lacking as well.

I use this to initially screen properties in areas with demographics similar to the one you chose.a $42,000 price assuming no rehab should through off at least 2% in rent for me to be interested. that translates to 840 a month in rent and that exceeds even zillows estimate of 700 max. the most this property could sell for for me to go any further would be 35,000 before it got my attention.If it could be had for 35k that and could be expected to gross 700 a month then the 50% rule says I should net 350 a month after taxes ,insurance, vacancy contingency, property management and maintenance.

I have found that states and counties vary as to quality of information available and how you access the data.

The photos are you first impression of a property, and, much like all things, that first impression will make or break interest.The average DIY enthusiast can pick up a thousand dollar camera setup, watch free tutorials on YouTube, and be producing quality work for their own purposes, and maybe even for other people, but it's a serious trade to learn.