This also gives me the opportunity to impress upon them how I handle tenants and the way I view the landlord/tenant relationship.

I'm a new investor who's recently purchased a property in the Malibu Groves area, close to some impressive mansions.

He is quite impressed with himself, but that's okay as he and his wife are quite successful in their own right. 

Zero down- no cash kicker- great job- impressive.

Quite Impressive!

He mentioned it has been about two weeks since he signed, so I got the impression that I will have time to find a better renter and offered the security deposit as a peace offering...

We teach our clients in the STR game to use those strategies and the results are impressive.  

I was under the impression that all payments should go through the title company.This is our first deal so we're still learning the ropes.

On the inside, the apartment was left pretty dirty..greasy stove from oil being over heated, dust all over ceiling and walls(an impressive amount), wall stains from what looks like candles or incense burning?

Impressive results!