If you're going to compare fruit, go get another apple to compare to my apple so it's a level playing field.Who's a better baseball team, the Cubs or the Sox?

Any helpful hints from others that have cracked this nut would be appreciated!

Look for deals closer to home that you can manage yourself, or at least drive to, to see what's going on there.Anything else, unless you hire someone you completely trust, is nuts. 

Once you get the web traffic, then you get the paid advertisingThe word "Zombie" is kind of trending right now, I'd use it in your domain name.If you think I'm nuts, you're probably right.

That's nuts to have that much wiggle room between your costs and the rent you're getting - and to be losing money like that.I'd question whether or not you really needed a new hot water heater - was it some minor fix? 

So, it's quite possible something is off about this contract.It just drives me nuts when people tell other people that they have to accept a contract, no matter what it says or how it's written. 

I thought he was nuts, but there you have it. 

Secondly the state has plenty of "low-hanging fruit" to attack rather then going after the majority of intelligent landlords with legal if not politically correct lease terms. 

I knew there had to be something up as when I walked into the unit after the tenant said she left, there were a swarm of fruit flies buzzing about.Oh, and some interesting notes of my experience with Jane Doe:a) When she hadn't moved out on April 1st, she asked me if I had any other units available. 

It honestly drives me kinda nuts when people assume the entire state is like SF or LA.HOAs are always going to be an unknown factor for as long as you own a property that has to bow to one.