Excellent schools, very walkable, and good supply.

Always go variable with a simple 3 month interest penalty if you plan to get rid of the property. 

I suggest this for a couple of reasons:1) Tenants can easily alter the credit report/history they supply you; and 2) The fine print of the service agreement to which the applicant consented prior to pulling their credit report, undoubtedly states they are not allowed to share the report or use it for any purpose but informing themselves of their credit score.

This is just for the rough plumbing, install pex supply lines, drains (but without hooking up the drain to the existing sewer), supply shower base and include that, but that's it. 

Another method is phone calls of course:From The Baylor University’s Keller Center for Research Study"Agents were asked to call a generic, random list of numbers from a region not previously marketed to that either they provided or that was supplied to them by their KWRI regional office.

You'll want to estimate about 6 or 7 linear feet of cabinets top and bottom for each 1000 sqft living area of a house, and about 8 linear feet per 1000sqft of living area for countertops.Then add in for plumbing, electrical, appliances, flooring, wall reconfiguration.Then add in for GC which can be your most variable cost here in LA. 

There’s a lot of variables at play, but if you have a solid way of attracting and placing quality tenants I don’t think the time of year will hurt you.

@Brian EllwoodCurious what led you to pick these six variables as the "go to" ones?

@Eric Jun Yuen  There are multiple factors for the appreciation up north including lack of housing supply and people wanting to leave urban Seattle but still stay in state. 

And one reason we dont buy at HOme depot or those type of places is we have net 30 accounts at the big supply houses.. so we can order but dont have to pay for the product until 30 days after it arrives..