If someone says i want to protect my money from inflation then you offer them 4% and they would love you ... typically they are large ones.

Many of the properties I've looked at in my market of interest are largely listed at higher caps than they actually are.

Unless you do it on a very big scale...

If the property is 2 blocks from a university, in a block that is largely populated by students... rent rates will likely reflect student lifestyles.

This dream is made possible in large part thanks to the BiggerPockets podcasts.

But it applies ONLY if you have at least 5 units in Hayward.Don't know if it matters, but Hayward has a large Indian community.

I located a run down property that is on a very large lot in the center of town n a profitable neighborhood.

Those floors are generally durable, but one flaw is they can be torn easily when moving appliances, or even large tables. 

She took the sellers word on the size- they said it's what the house's size was reported at during the last appraisal, though she never confirmed it by viewing the appraisal.We want to address the large disparity in sq. ft. prior to closing, but our realtor has indicated she's out of town until Saturday.  

Wave Accounting is a good free alternative and eventually when you scale up; the transfer to QBO or Xero is relatively painless if you just do an opening balance JE or other methods.