I feel tenants would be less likely to take great care of the property if they realize they've already lost out on 1/2 their security being returned.

Long story short I’ve been through Foster Care & now in an Independent Living Program.

For example: If the contractor puts cabinets in, in the finish selected by the owner/investor and then the investor turns around after seeing the final product and says the finish isn't what they want now, well tough luck buddy, you chose it, you approved it, you own it.

I decided to keep rent the same since they take good care of the place, pay on time, and are long term. 

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@Akhil Viz be careful in that zip code - some decent pockets of areas but there you can be on a street where everyone is a meth head or the next is some 40-60 yr old blue collar workers taking care of their homes to more crime ridden areas.Definitely is not an area to bank on any appreciation but you can cash flow if bought right and you get in a decent area to attract decent tenants unless you want to be slum lord.

It seems whenever I add the criteria under Property and select "Units - Number of" my count goes to zero.

They don’t care as long as they get paid (aka OP can refi)

I would be careful investing in certain parts of Oildale.

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