The place was so run down and I got tired of saying vintage Because it wasn’t it was a complete disaster of apartments to live in.

After you found a potentially seller (likely out of state owner tired of the headache and low return) who do you proceed with the sale/purchase?

Keep parking area clean; Residents must keep vehicle parking areas free and clean of garbage, personal items, and any vehicle parts or fluids, such as oils, coolants, spare tires, batteries, etc.iii.

I’ve had a listing with very tired landlord OOS who wanted to sell.

I am getting tired of hearing about it in the news every 3 months.  

I will add that when I speak with a potential new investor client I do have an interview process, Q&A to make sure they are legitimately ready and not just a tire kicker, unrealistic expectations, or just bad report between us.

I admitted it’s not right for me (at least up to this point), but I’m tired of reading the endless misinformation and bashing of a legitimate company that does good things.

You also want to avoid "tire kickers" or people who are not ready to rent and just wasting time.

That's because tons of people tired of living in a cardboard box for $2,000 a month and are quickly getting the hell out of dodge:http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/01/03/its-a-fact-the-bay-area-rental-market-has-softened/http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/10/24/bay-area-rents-are-falling-new-survey-shows/http://www.siliconbeat.com/2016/10/24/bay-area-rents-falling-falling-falling/?

Also having a higher application fee might weed out tire-kickers, mine is 35 but that does pay for a pretty extensive background check which i'm not pocketing anything from.One other piece of advice might be to raise your application fee $5 to compensate you for the time you're working by showing the unit and marketing it.