Also you can buy the long lasting carpet and put it in the low traffic areas (I.e.

@Christine Kankowski I agree that Temecula and Murrieta are a great place to invest but I think your commute time to San Diego is very optimistic, more like 45 minutes minimum with no traffic.

Then use a web based application taking service like rentmarketplace dot com to take applications and do credit check.Read in the landlording forums on how to screen, write your ad (besure to put your written requirements at the bottom of your ad so applicants know before they call).In time you may decide to turn over management to a property manager, or an agent.  

Traffic ticket lawyers bundle the appearances for all the clients onto one day. 20 tickets at $100 a pop is a $2000 day!

Were the police calls noise related.. get time and date of calls.Give her written notice of Non-compliance, Noise violation, High Traffic (unauthorized people at all times of day/nite), prostitution (more than likely).. and dont forget the trash.I'd do a letter of mutual lease termination with the notice on non-compliance, and say if she agrees to vacate, in writing within 5 days,, that's by Sunday at 5 PM you will not file eviction action on Monday at 9AM.

These smaller targets include daily goals of 20 minutes of reading(love the BP books) or podcast listening, and analyzing 5 deals a day(thanks goodness the web tools work on mobile devices). 

Hi all,My name is Ray Southern and I'm looking to break into the world of REI.I've been a web engineer in Chicago for going on 15 years now, almost completely self-taught.It's been a great career, but I need to start looking ahead to retirement.I have no experience in real estate, except a condo I bought in 2008 as my primary residence, right before the market tanked.I'm still in the condo, did some refinancing, and plan on keeping it for good (great neighborhood), maybe renting it out if I start a family and need to move.My overall plan?

Again, I've learned more at BP web site than all the education info I've seen in the past 10 years.   

So a variable rate commission can lead to less traffic through a property and hurt the sales price of the property.

I didn't think it would happen so fast, but I was driving through a residential area near where I live and spotted a house for sale by owner on a low traffic street.