Also, inspectors are paid to nic pick everything so they tend to be overly cautious.

This is how I tend to handle things with our tenants and I'm usually the face, not my husband. 

We only recommend professionally managed units, since they tend to appreciate in value better.

@Kris Haskins  its just another version of the Nigerian prince scams.. run by those who tend to be foreigners.. you can tell by rusty English and unusual wording in sentences etc.  

REO properties do tend to have title issues - if that were not the case, then it might make some sense to forego title insurance.

In my experience these older California houses were build out of redwood...and tend to be 'overbuilt" .

I personally tend to only want to purchase rehabs with a minimum of 15% ROI when ran off conservative numbers. 

If you have a choice, shop at the ReStore that's closest to a neighborhood with houses the same age as yours - the ReStore tends to have items that came out of houses in the neighborhood around it.I am not affiliated with any companies mentioned.I hope this helps!

@Faraad Mohamed  I tend to always use Kelly Moore "Wise Owl" mixed down to 50% in an Eggshell finish for the walls, and just Behr flat ceiling paint because it looks good and is cheap.

create a Pitt bull only criteria or advertise that you accept them.. raise your rent 30% and welcome them.. insure properly …  in many areas though frankly speaking those that own pits tend to be rougher folks to down right folks you would not want to rent to regardless of what kind of animal they had..