But in Los Angeles theres strong competition and if Im going to do this I need to be perfect spot on.I have tons of "other" agents letters and post cards , so I know very well what my competition is doing,

You look on it in hindsight and wonder how the skill matched up so perfectly with the challange. 

I think if you have the cushion its the perfect opportunity.

Now it isn't completely perfect, it's an upstairs unit and it needs renovation.

Be patient, continue to look for deals by building relationships and store up your resources for when the perfect opportunity presents itself. 

Normally, they would say "what do you mean by that", which is a perfect opener for the various techniques I use (Subject, To, Wrap, Lease Option, etc) and that it didn't require fixing up the house or house "showings".

I know it has been discussed before, but what if I'm a grammar Nazi and I didn't word the reply with perfect grammar?

So theoretically a mass murderer who pays their bills on time could produce a perfect 850 Resident Score from mysmartmove.com - so if you are using their service do not make your decision based solely on the Resident Score!

If that checks out with perfect on time rent I would consider tenant A.

It like a reverse mortgage and putting all the money into the lottery or slots.