To expand, new restrictive rules and penalties are coming from the Dodd -Frank Act, the SAFE act and are being interpreted and enforced by the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau.

At the initial B.O.H. inspection to bring the unit back on-line they determined how many occupants I was allowed.Good to hear you got it resolved with no issue though.

See also http://www.bsc.ca.gov/Home.aspx since it looks like a lot of CA specific code is online.

May be new washing machine hoses, may be all brand new drawer pulls, or a new microwave...whatever.So this year I picked up a couple of dozens of USB wall receptacles from an online sale, and I noticed everyone likes to charge their tablets and phones on the kitchen counter.

If after viewing online I think the property has potential, I ask my realtor to preview the property for me.

To play it safe if possible you would have to buy at historical lows and hope to sell during an upswing:) the south side shuffle:) if you can buy at $15k w minimal $10k repair and rent each side at $1k those are preposterous returns but it sounds like it will all come back into eviction and turn.

While you can meet those requirements online, I would recommend attending live courses - they are great networking opportunities.

I believe options can be had for a few hundred bucks and go up from there, with modest training needed beyond stock buying online.

All other states will be different.Most states have adopted variations of the SAFE act so, again, the requirements are not consistent.

You should be able to look the owner up online.