The ideal referral would be someone you have personally worked with who is local to the Greater Los Angeles area, who knows how to handle accounting for income properties, and preferably also has experience with 1031 exchanges.

I think the ideal portfolio is a few properties that throw high cash flow (crappy), a very few that throw negative cash flow (you think they may have appreciation potential, and you bought for nothing down) and a bunch of bread and butter 3/2's in good neighborhoods, that throw moderate positive cash flow. 

I figure that searching for an ideal vacancy rate is logically a pretty critical aspect for a rental REI, no?

Ideally, I would like to net $100 - $200 per door.

My first property will ideally be within the vicinity of 10-50 units.

March 2nd is not exactly an ideal move out date and according to Wisconsin statute the tenants are entitled to pay rent until I find an acceptable tenant to move in.I am thinking of proposing the following:Agree to mutually end lease 3/31 and use their security deposit to pay March's rent.  

Ideally I would like a 30 yr note at these current rates but I'll take what I can get.

I watched a movie "The Big Short" a couple of months ago and I kept thinking: "These guys figured out how to short SFH market.

If you want what an appraiser is going to think when you go to sell the property getting a "subject to" appraisal upfront is ideal.      

(I'm also crossing my fingers for a garage)The thing is - my ideal properties exist - but they aren't currently for sale.