Hi all!I recently purchased a duplex and am renting out one side to a tenant that came with the duplex. She has had a year long lease then another year long lease renewal addendum with the old landlord. I am wondering...

Let the tenants know you are the owner and manager, be proud of that fact! 

Same experience even as an owner occupant of a duplex.

CalifCalifornia is so tennant friendly that I lose control of an asset that I purchasedIf I'm going to rent it the lease agreement wasn't of my doing.If I'm flipping to sell (my primary focus) there's someone living in my construction site.Bottom line, I'm buying a house, not a Tennant, squatter or whatever.

Pay attention to the number of times that people have sold the house.

Thanks everyone.Just an FYI, this is actually at my lake house.

Do a Google search for "Boommates" and you'll find references to the Golden Girls TV show and discussions about two significant issues older people face: the high cost of housing and loneliness.For younger people, we call this "house hacking," where someone buys a house and takes in roommates to help cover the costs.

Increased regulations lead to lower housing supply.

House hacking is a good strategy for getting started if you want to owner occupy.

Im down to put the work in but want to know 2 things...what would be the most efficient and effective way to use my time to get houses under contracts and to close deals.