Keep your tenants at arms length, they are not your friends, and inforce all rules to the letter.

If you are starting out with rental houses, get ready for more impossible rules and regulations and higher costs for repairs. 

It is very easy when you are active duty with a W2 job.

I have an agent and we are looking for the right opportunity that meets our expected numbers from ROI, Cash Flows, Cap Rate, 2% rule, etc.

@Bryan Caprioli My perception would't be changed with regard to the condition of the property as much as how easy (or hard) the seller will be to work with.

I am talking about land in Malaysia and generally rules for buying land .

The Golden Rule in sales is that people buy from who they like.

Sometimes it is as easy as a simple hearing process, sometimes the use could be grandfathered in no matter what the zoning so only they can tell you what your up against.Cheers!

Value in both sets of doors in city have risen approximately 60% as of today.Based upon my small sample size, rents and appreciation have actually increased at faster rate in my Oakland properties.I agree that the work to get the properties up to market rates is not as easy in Oakland, but it is possible with some effort. 

If someone comes to me, I'll send them your way.If you need help in your search or want to verify something don't hesitate to ask.For example: I have clients worldwide and things are just as easy as I e-mail them, talking on the phone.