The Quartz counters in the bathroom and kitchen got installed today.Major Structural: -100% New Electrical (Wiring, Faceplates, Switches, Fans, Exterior Panel, LADWP feeds, etc) -100% New Copper Plumbing -New Sewer Drainage pipe to LADWP -Brand New Roof (1st layer, House&Garage) -Brand New Gas Water Heater (and moved from kitchen to outside of house) -All brand new windows -Brand New Doors -New Wood laminate floors throughout entire home -New lawn sprinkler system -Custom landscaping with new sod, colored stone, colored mulch, & plants/trees -New wood fence-Crown Moulding Install-All new baseboard installedEntertainment/Convenience Features: -New pantry -Laundry hookups in garage-LED Lighting & Bulbs Throughout -Whole Home Ethernet (Network) Pre-Wired -Living Room Sound System Pre-Installed (4x 6” Spkrs, 1x 8” Center Spkr, Subwoofer Hookup) -Living room HDMI pre-wired for wall-mount TV -6x Recessed Lights in Living Room -Each bedroom has 4x power outlets minimum -Firepit in backyard -Elevated concrete slab section for BBQKitchen: -Custom tile floor w/ pattern -Cappuccino Wood cabinets -Quartz Stone Slab Counters -Spice Racks -Trash storage drawer -Enclosed Surround for up to 36” Fridge -Recessed light over sink -Dishwasher hookupBathroom: -6ft DUAL Master Vanity -Cappuccino Wood cabinets (matching kitchen) -Quartz Stone Slab Counters (matching kitchen) -6 Storage Drawers plus 2 main under sink storages -4.5ft mirror -Custom tile floor -Custom shower/bathtub tile surround -2 Recessed Nooks w/ Interior Colored Glass

I think that's the same pattern my parents put up in their home in 1988.

I don't live with negative thought patterns.

The seller finally came to closing and she had to pay for all the attorney fees.The 2nd one I filed my own lawsuit, following the pattern of the first one.

I've seen this pattern repeated vacancy after vacancy.

There was very little strategy (or pattern) except that they were all purchased from property owners in default, with some equity.

Second was Southfork, but that's a different story.The downtown traffic patterns had changed, but you could still drive west down the Houston St viaduct, and in the same lane as the presidential convertible.

@Charley Fernandez I understand what you are doing and have a few (jaded) comments. 1) She couldn't afford last month's rent (late) 2) She couldn't afford this month's rent (late and partial payment) 3) See the pattern (digging deeper hole)?

Using that pattern we moved from one property to 8 properties over about 15 years.

Make sure they have GOOD credit, to show they have a pattern of paying their way.A guarantor (co-signer as some might call it) would help.Can the rent that is supposedly in a savings account be placed into an escrow account so that it does not get spent?