After a nearly 3 year search for a property that met my criteria - livable, but needs work, under $500k and in the right neighborhood, I bought my first place in one of Boston's most popular neighborhoods in 2010.

The windows and glass were in safe and operable condition as of April 30, 2014.The dispute arises due to the “damage” incurred to the building during a recent bout of the Santa Ana Winds on May 1, 2014, which falls under the category of “other casualty.”Tenant refers to the Lease Agreement: page 3 of 6, #26, Damage to Premises, which states:”If, by no fault of Tenant, Premises are totally or partially damaged or destroyed by fire, earthquake, accident, OR OTHER CASUALTY, Landlord shall have the right to restore the Premises by repair or rebuilding.

When you buy an "owner occupied" property from Bank of America, the purchase agreement has a special addendum to cover circumstances that arise when the foreclosed-upon owner remains in the home after the foreclosure. 

Koreatown is a popular area for investors.  

Now the question arises on how to go about it.

Honestly, you're probably best off just to identify your markets, check Craig's List, Zillow and any other popular listing services and then add the listings into a spreadsheet. 

Certainly has me fired up after experiencing a huge spike in water bills with my apartment building.How do you deal with pushback that may arise on passing on the 3rd party RUB provider's admin bill (which I would imagine is about $10/unit) to a resident and then being told, "I'm barely home and it's not fair I'm paying for the heavy water usage of others?

Dam to keep an open mind and should focus most of his efforts on a larger pool generally speaking, until an opportunity arises or he learns all the intricacies of wholesaling.

Beyond understanding the financials, seasonal issues and markets, you need to understand environmental issues, the liabilities that may arise.

In connection with any litigation arising out of this Agreement, the prevailing party will he entitled to recover all costs including a reasonable attorney's fee.16.