Safe travels!

I think almost anything in that area is a safe investment if it's cashflowing.

Since I tend to deal with basket cases I can usually safely assume that we are looking at all new flooring, for example, so on 1000sf I might mentally note $4-5k for flooring, and then adjust that after I walk the property - maybe all the HW can be refinished, or maybe there's a room or two that needs a subfloor/joist repair before we even get to the finished floor.

Unincorporated areas of SLO County are still safe and I think will stay that way, but you never know.

I'm not aiming for anything fancy, just a basic, safe and comfortable space.Has anyone finished a basement in the Philly area before?

That's what they've asked about when I advertised the properties - what's the neighborhood like, can their kids play outside, is it safe?

If you are eventually granted a patent, and someone else violates your patent after the date the application was accepted then you can file suit against them or otherwise try to enforce your intellectual property.You cannot patent a business process (device, whatever) someone else is already using or making.

I have a small 1BR apt (old building, floors not even) where I installed Allure in the entire apartment, including the bedroom, but put sheet vinyl in the bath.The building is in a nice safe neighborhood in a small town, and appeals to young people starting out and divorced people who don't have much and need someplace cheap and safe.It's been in about 2 years, and I have had the same tenant for those two years.

People will always need a rental in LA, so I believe you would be relatively safe there. 

I can safely say that by my own standards, I am not rich.