House could have burned, flooded from frozen pipe burst, burglary, vandalizm.

@Web Annacius“Cash for keys” is by far the most cost effective way to get rid of unwanted tenants.

On a Saturday morning in late November we got a call that there had been a fire, presumably started by a few homeless people sheltering in a cove created by the garages and the rear units, and the garages along with the back units had been burned down.  

@Cassidy Burns Thank you so much for the advice.

Contractors often get burned and don't get paid, so I make sure I pay them a little along the way so they don't feel they'll be on the hook either.Hope you find some resolution on this!

Now in 2021 with the way materials have sky rocketed & homes are selling in a couple hours of listing on the MLS  I'm feeling the burn.  

Locally, in LA, I've seen folks get burned, despite how "good" of a market we're in.

Regardless of what you will hear from the Pros on BP, I as a burned out, 30 year landlord with the rest of my properties in Brazil...the worst idea is to buy SFH's etc. many miles apart from each other.

It has a horrible "burning pile" used on the "farm", with old furniture, metal, carpeting, wood, etc. that is burned there regularly right in front of the house (20 ft from it) in a huge pile, that is often simmering.

Otay Ranch Village would construct more than 1,880 homes on a site that’s repeatedly burned (including the 2003 Otay fire).