We acknowledge the issue either through phone or e-mail (however they contact us) ASAP, but do not run out to handle any issue right then and there unless it is urgent in nature. 

Also, there is always a possibility of the risks from natural disasters, but those no one can foresee.

You either have a buyer's agent representing you (for free) or you have the listing agent representing both sides (but probably representing the seller more... its human nature). 

I definitely learned not to let a so called handyman do ANY repairs while living there after he hit the natural gasoline with a sawzall and moved...

Get a couple more quotes, plus compare material prices with some suppliers in the area  It’s hard to determine whether the price is fair because the nature of the project and the sizes are unknown.

School, for some, was the only possible education.Today, if you have a smartphone or access to the internet, it's almost free.There have always been bookstores and libraries if course, but never had so much info been literally in the palm of our hand.It's a double edge said sword, though, because with that information we naturally have a lot of bad info to decipher or sift through.

Neither do I laugh at their jokes or anything else in that nature.

It does not make adjustments for natural neighborhood breaks.As someone new, the key is to learn the area you want to invest in. 

That's another reason I am now supplementing my Bay Area rentals by investing out of state in a more landlord friendly area. 

Eliminating natural light in a bathroom is a major mistake.