Also screening tenats in a duplex can have issues have you experienced those in the oakland home or has it been all good?

Such as missing roofing tiles, sagging ceiling, cracks in the foundation etc.  

In this case its 3, 4, 5 days per week, or another way to look at it he is there at least half the time.My issue is first he is not screened, he has a key, he is using water which I pay for, and his car occasionally causes parking space congestion.I am going to have a talk with my tenant about this, but there is nothing in the lease that prohibits this.  

Scott The Book on Flipping Houses, The Book on Estimating ReHab Costs http://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbookConsider checking out HUD homes for small multi's owner occupied gets first crack.

I can recommend using mysmartmove as part of the screening process.

It pretty quick, and easy, if you know how to finish and texture drywall, and it holds up a lot better than just repairing cracks in plaster.

In the one case I had, the only tool that was taken was a cordless drill that was duct-taped because it has cracked.

I have a property under contract, and there is some cracking/heaving in the kitchen tiles.

It came into being to keep an end buyer in some transactions from seeing or being involved in the prior transaction, after the title companies cracked down on dual closings with a buyer purchasing with thier buyer's funds (A to B, B to C) transactinal funding is provided to B to buy and the lender is then immediately paid off from the sale from B to C.Going out beyound that closing schedule becomes short term financing.

I will do that.Wayne, my main problem with them continuing to rent is I as a new landlord never screened them.