@Animesh Das Investor from Hayward, CaliforniaI see your point of view, and that's fine, if you wish to keep it that way. 

use a tenant screening service to run credit / look for evictions.   

I read about how to rent, how to screen, how to buy, etc. 

I made the same argument at first as well for someone with multiple rentals (As I do for like...home office deduction, if you're managing 5 rentals, collecting rents, screening tenants ect...I am comfortable taking that deduction- I was going to apply same here but saw a no aggregation wording) 

No line breaks*i miss the ‘recent topics’ view.

But if I'm right, start advertising, fix the roof, and have it done by the time your screening process is done.In addition, since it's a small simple roof, as you said.

View reportPlan on using an FHA loan and occupying  one of the units.

We invest in Portland and the West End......you just have to be strict about how you screen......have a criteria and stick to it...... run yours numbers and don’t get anything with tight margins for cashflow......there are some nice areas in the West...... drive around and you’ll be able to tell......

These days, most landlords in California use some type of online screening service. 

I agree with your points of view, @Bradon L, in those posts.