We're sure to get the one person commenting on this thread who will primly inform you that bleach doesn't kill mold and you need to use the super special expensive fungicide the mold remediation guy she knows convinced her to spend all her money on, but no...chlorine bleach for vinyl surface remediation will do the job.You did the right thing and put in vinyl in your basement. 

Maybe they want to sell and buy a property in Pahrump, Nevada where they can spend it all on coke and hookers.

If the average % rule is 0.6% and you come across a deal that is 0.85%, then you've found a deal even though you didn't hit the 1% mark because the property offers greater returns than other comparable properties in the same area.As Paul Choi said, Stockton is block by block, so best to at least spend an afternoon driving around the area you're considering investing in if you're not working with someone who's intimately familiar with the area and lived in the area for over 10 years...Ahem...

Do a google search on "australian investor entity site:www.biggerpockets.com" and spend some time on what your fellow investors do... 

@Donald Ruffin Don't spend more time on it.

A 65 year old person downsizing  from a 2500 sq ft SFR to a 900 sq ft duplex because they are snowbirds who spend winters in Florida makes sense. 

But I’d much rather spend a week of my time and a few 100 dollars on flights then get ripped off.

I just don’t want to start spending $100s on books

You could easily spend over $180 just in fuel and time managing your own rental.

My agreement says I require owner permission - in writing - if I intend to spend over $250 on any single maintenance issue.4.