Many of them will tell you what you want to hear, but if you are not saavy enough to do a bit of research, make sure they are reputable, and understand the importance of building a solid relationship, you will end up on the hunt, for lender, after lender after lender.

I too live in Marin, and feel it is a solid long term market for apprecaition, and utilizing the power of principle reduction.When it comes to refinancing, figure out what the loan costs will be, then divide that buy the monthly savings with the new loan in order to determine how long you have to maintain that loan to break even. 

It really depends on your tolerance for risk and how much liquidity you want to maintain.Researching the Waterbury Market:Waterbury has shown solid potential for multi-family investments.

If it happens a second time, tell the tenants who are making the noise that they need to stop or they are in violation of the lease.This is solid advice and exactly what I would do in this situation.

A big part of the puzzle is making sure you run a solid cash flow analysis.

Without knowing any of your financial position of your work or side hustles it is hard to give you exact advice because you may be able to carry these homes until they are paid off and in that case they would provide solid returns, but there are likely better real estate investments out there.  

That experience gave me a solid foundation in property management and repairs.

I think incorporating @Stuart Udis insights and adjustments, as well as @Jay Hinrichs is how get this clay into solid-gold. 

CA its solid brush that is 5 to 15 feet tall and you can hardly walk through it.. they will burn it every few years to keep first from raging.. 

Oscars would be a solid place.