This is more of a strategic play for the future and I don't have time to pick up many extra properties unless they are very close.

This house has an extra two car garage, and a huge lot, so we were hoping that would be a plus.

Hello all,Just wondering if anyone has ever noticed an increase in difficulty when it comes to finding tenants for a property with no off-street parking, no washer/dryer hookup, or the combination of both. 

If you are confident in your numbers and that the $10k back at closing will sponsor the improvements need to begin raising rents then you shouldn't have cold feet.You may have some difficulty raising the rent $100 out of the gate but then again there may be some tenants you would rather move out...If you are happy with the current tenants I'd look for a way to stagger or amount...not all at once.

You should have ran the numbers with the rent at 1250 and only offered based on that, any higher rents are just extra icing on the cake. 

I'd read this article before you do anything, including the comments (lots of extra info)-https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/08/1...Just so you know all of the implications of going the LLC route, especially if you live in CA.Hope that helps!

I've got some extra cash but I don't want to be cash poor with a new property with possible unforeseen issues.   

I'd rather have the extra security on the property, however I don't feel the $89 at home depot are very good, so I'd recommend a stronger door as my units previous had the $89 doors and they look pretty unsafe as people can cut through them pretty easily.

Am I legally allowed to increase his rent a little to cover the extra water usage? 

Then later on refinance out to get your leverage up on it and then use the extra money to go buy something else.