In terms of SFH, the appreciation and control you have on the home will be more but the typical buyer who purchases that kind of property is usually owner occupied meaning that their math on the home is not going to be numbers that 'make sense' to investors but rather an emotional purchase.

He holds all the cards and has no reason what so ever to cut you a better deal . he knows the area and controls it .

That's true passive income right there.One thing you lose though is CONTROL but the more control you want, the less passive the investment becomes.

It puts the tenant in control when he should not be.

It's a brand new yellow gas flex lines, that was attached to an existing line that goes to the main valve (that control gas coming into or out of stove). 

VA; not going to get arrested for it.ya. fire is not an option then. we do controlled burns here in nebraska to get rid of thick brush. 

After all, you're trusting someone with your money, and you have NO control.

Probably cant control the lighting as great. 

In order to have checkbook control, the IRA account will need to be at a trust company that will allow the IRA to invest in an LLC (where you will be the manager and your IRA will be member - an as manager you will have checkbook access to the LLC bank account).

What do you think of Gardena, CAI don’t want to invest in Los Angeles due to the rent control and evictions laws.What are my others City options?