If you know the law, nobody can bluff you and you can be confident in your negotiations.I think you should consider that CA is a huge state, and LA and SF are but a tiny part of the state. 

But, it is not against the law to only advertise at a grad school.Anyway,  even if you have a huge house you want to rent out, with a bunch of different roommates, (mine were tiny studios), if you can rent to a house full of law students, and I've heard the same is true for med students, you will have minimum problems.Good luck!

Anish ToliaBeing in the East we see much older houses in greater quantities. 

It's a tiny area (about 15' x 15') so finding a landscaper willing to do the work is difficult.Ideally I would like the tenants to all be able to share the area and somehow share the maintenance of the lawn.  

Some landlords will bulk at replacing a window pane just because of a tiny crack in the corner or repainting a peeling window sill.  

Quality over quantity, any day! 

You won't have to work until you die, unless you want to, or can't downsize your lifestyle.An example: I live in a very tiny studio apt, but it's very well-managed. 

I don't just look at credit scores, I look at how much revolving debt they have and the quantity. 

Shoot, if you could get a couple multi-family units, or a large building and convert it into tiny studios...The building I rented was a WW II conversion.

It's a tiny thing with a wash tub in one side, and a spinner on the other.http://www.amazon.com/Panda-Compact-Portable-Washi...I use double lint socks over the drain hose, and two other mesh screens after the lint socks, to catch all of the lint.