The government will blow up a chunk of that money (in war) and will inefficiently spend the rest.

Would really appreciate someone willing to look over my numbers before I blow it.

It absolutely blows my mind that (some) contractors have ZERO idea of what customer service is!  

-MAYOR ROBERT GARCIA, JANUARY 2018http://www.longbeach.gov/officials/phone-numbers/Contact the city council and ask why they changed their minds without having it go to a public vote.The city council tried to sugar coat it so they could get more short term votes knowing it's bad for the local economy and bad for communities in the long run.The Rent control Tenant advocate said Long Beach is the Gateway to bring Rent control to the orange county.

I'm living in one side and renting out the other, so we put in all the bells and whistles on our side, because of this ours blows that one out of the water.

That realtors blowing smoke when he says that stuff about banking on appreciation. 

Word on this side of the pond is that you have some unruly immigrants that keep wanting to blow things up and some kook in London Town that wants to let them.

You could be an investor and make $1,000,000 and if your parents were OK with you just putting it all in savings or blowing it on video games while they paid your living expenses, they could still claim you as a dependent.

Otherwise I have people making "deals" saying they'll pay the prorated amount if they move in end of month for example to make out of pocket cost low... full month plus deposit is a good barometer of whether applicant will be able to pay ongoing rent or if they are just blowing smoke and you can find out before you hand them keys.

That's where tenant screening comes in.... and although a lot of BP folks advocate self-managing, I don't recommend it.