The book is extremely comprehensive and detailed about finding properties, contractors, overseeing the rehab, and much more..

Looked great in the beginning, but after 2 months I discovered it was extremely clunky and didn't fit my personality, but I was locked in for a year @ $39.95/mo.

I was pre-approved via Wells Fargo at one point, and their service was EXTREMELY slow.  

They won't necessarily remove it from your credit report, but they will report it as "satisfied" instead of having a judgement.Keep working on it and don't let it bring you down. 

I know CA is extremely tenant-friendly, so you've got that going for you.I really don't like this swap security deposits with previous tenants business, but I don't know how a CA judge would handle this.

- What rate of return will you be satisfied with?

If you feel that you're still not satisfied with what's left, you can also skim coat the floor with a flooring patch and let it dry.

, and seems extremely durable... but there are a few individual tiles that are jutting out of the floor in some spots of about a half an inch, to an inch!! 

I'm not sure which of the tax assessor's websites y'all are referring to, but if you use this one:https://atlas.geoportalmaps.com/ebrit is extremely easy to use and has all the information you need. 

There are other materials that are extremely durable just like granite, but at a much lower cost.