These were hard working people that never suspected they would be caught in a mess, having to get proof of payment by tracing a money order, that you can't trace, because they didn't retain the stub. 

. -- The landlord shall retain a copy of the receipt for a period of 2 years after the termination of the tenancy, abandonment of the premises, or eviction of the tenant, as the case may be.

On the ants (if you retain that tenant), the little black or white ant traps sold over the counter can often go under appliances, or use blue tape and you can even tape them underneath or behind your oven, frig, etc.

This will likely cost one billable hour, plus retainer, plus process server fees.  

Our tenants are rarely surprised by the final report or by how much of their security deposit we return or retain.

Since you have retained the services of an attorney already, why aren't you getting this sort of legal advice from that attorney?

We obliged, because we had been wanting to do it anyway, and I wanted to retain this tenant as this family felt like the best party interested, by far.

Land and some land improvements are one.There are improvements to land that are depreciable, walkways, retaining walls, shrubbery, driveway, fencing, etc these all have a useful life and will deteriorate over time.Tax accounting and financial accounting do diverge when it comes to depreciation.

This would give you some cash to play with while retaining optionality here in CA. 4) You can ALWAYS sell.

You will receive an Addict award along with a habit; as well as learning and retaining useful real estate information without struggling.Bakersfield is a city I knew exist until yesterday.