https://www.nmhc.org/news/press-release/2020/nmhc-rent-payment-tracker-finds-79-percent-of-apartment-households-paid-rent-as-of-august-6/"This is a 1.9-percentage point, or 223,000-household decrease from the share who paid rent through August 6, 2019 and compares to 77.4 percent that had paid by July 6, 2020.

FRS also sometimes has coupons or percent-off offers in the local ad flyers/coupon envelopes, which might save you a few bucks, if your local property manager can grab one.I am not affiliated with Foundation Recovery Systems in any way, and I don't get money or other compensation for posting this.

Lifetime in Torrance and somewhat familiar to that area. 

They served chicken dinners for fifty cents at long “family-style” tables.

I know about the 70% percent rule and all that good stuff but if anyone would be interested and help out a dedicated newbie i would be more then grateful and owe you alot so message me anytime

Then a rule of thumb is pick what you think will rent for, put it on the market and if it doesn’t rent in five weeks drop it five percent.

i have 150 to 200k and i am not sure whether getting a loan with 10 percent down is the way to go or buying the property would be better or what is the best way to get that started right away ?

A high percent of tenants don't want people they don't know to have the ability to have a door entry system ring their phone.Today, everyone has a cell phone and even delivery men (and women, too) call their customers on the phone and the tenants either give them the door code, or run to the door. 

How to Create Lifetime Cashflow through Multifamily Properties by Rod Khleif.3.

You would not want to rent it to lifetime sex offenders or history with drug dealing.