I actually started at 21 :/ and didn't get my first deal till 22 :// You're so far ahead of the game it's crazy!

I'm OK with them mowing the grass and controlling weeds in planting areas.

Find one your confident in and get er done.If you have a goal of running a mile, and you only run a block, your far ahead of the guy still on the couch.With all the helpful people here on BP Im confident in your chances.

Other areas that is pretty good would be Scottsdale, Tempe (near ASU), Chandler and Mesa (I heard that Apple will be opening a manufacturing plant there).

I could stage a property, but since the last two got full price and over asking without staging, I'm not changing the formula until it stops working.

If you can trust this contractor I would have them go ahead and do it.

Can you guys tell me how much you would pay and show me the formula to do so.

You will probably get further ahead spending your money on good books and spending time sourcing out other investors and learning what you can that way as well as here on bigger pockets.The best way to learn ultimately is by doing.Best of luckDave

I think we are getting way ahead of ourselves here.

Then If he does not respond I will just go ahead and take pictures of the fence and both of our properties, have a good neighbor fence built and let a judge decide how much he should have to pay since his tenants dogs did the damage.I am sure that after the judge sees that I tried to contact the other landlord many times (phone records, texts, emails) and I called the day he told me to in his email with no response that he will award me a more than fair settlement.Judges in California do not like "slumlords" and tend to really let them have it when they show bad behavior and let their tenants live in filth even if it's the tenants fault.I know the other landlord will probably not pay me for the fence but that's ok, I will have the court put a lien on that property that will get paid some day with interest before he can sell it.