RENT CONTROL: Btw, the rent control is not in effect in Richmond, although it will probably get passed on the ballot in November I am predicting..

@Raimonds LauzumsI will tell you, letting time pass is not a good way to prove you have been damaged.  

Low cost and effective, takes a tiny bit more work but if all I have to do is go on the two sites and update the prices it's worth it.

It took 6 weeks to evict then follow up with a writ of possession to throw them out, and they caused $3,000 of damage on purpose. 

However It is not going to be very effective for tracking leads.

My wife and I have a small start-up wholesaling company with very effective (surprisingly effective-to be honest) marketing that allows us to get some great deals all over Los Angeles county.

Therefore, I feel as though this first deal is a huge obstacle to overcome, but once I do the snowball effect will take place, hopefully.

I HATE debt but that mindset enabled me to build an extremely high score that, ironically, I now use to leverage my credit cards for real estate (this is something I do and wouldn't necessarily recommend it to anyone as you have to be extremely disciplined to do this effectively).   

I even write my own very effective 3 page hand written yellow letters...and have done a few for a couple other wholesalers :) I have to say I love everything about REI and writing my own ebooks about topics pertaining to real estate...

Thank God the insurance policy did not exclude mold/water damage.