Last week we moved a tenant into a studio apartment who was moving out of her parent’s house for the first time.

And one of the ways to control your spending is to just make it hard to spend money.

Consider the impact of this on your relationship with the person who controls your valuable asset more than you do.2.

I have a tenant in Los Angeles in a rent controlled unit which was initially rented to a husband and wife.

With the market, everything is a little bit out of control.

And, if the grass dies from something outside of your control (disease, drought, etc), do you really want to have your security deposit taken to replace the lawn? 

Sometimes I'll get an attorney and they want a contract so I put together a one page document with the relevant facts and they are happy.For everyone else I use email to confirm the details.I still have my STR insurance policy.I also have control of the thermostats and water heater via wifi.

Your parents will need to cosign on this but you will only have to put 3 1/2% down.

I have one parent who has retired and the other a few years away and are quickly finding out the "nest egg" isn't going to be nearly enough during their golden years. 

AirBnb needs to look like they're doing some level of quality control, because all hotels have something in place now.