Btw, some have an owner's unit, which may have an attic or crawl space access...At any rate, they tend to get the unit vacated for you because  no gets paid (seller, realtors, etc) unless it vacates, so you would be surprised how effective they can be at getting it done to do the deal...but if long term leases are in place and renters are not going anywhere, it may not be  a good fit for an owner occupant....

I wouldn't be surprised to see this proposed leading up to the 16 elections. 

Finally I was ready to put an offer on this home when to our surprise the listing agent had lost the home to Auction.com.

The real key is to have your finger on the pulse of the property so that you're not surprised with the condition when they move out. 

James Maher we're in multiple complexes with pools and what your saying doesn't surprise me.

Hope this help don't bid to high in case you have to deal with a surprise good luck 

People will of course present their property in the best light, so that 12% CoC might be less.Inspections can also reveal a number of surprises, even if everything looks good-to-go on the surface.

i'm so used to seeing the Zestimate for most every property on zillow, that am now surprised to see they have cut back on estimates for many if not most properties.wonder what happened, or if its just in my area (coastal socal)?

You want to make sure this investment is performing to your expectations and there aren't any surprises with the building.While everyone is different, I waited a full year after my first triplex before ramping up.

So far she's been leaning to the properties at the top of my price range, which isn't surprising, so I'll probably need to use the information you provided to re-define what exactly I'm trying to do.