I just discovered my tenant locked the common bathroom from the inside, as my AirBnb guest informed me.I mistakenly did these things for this tenant:- No written lease, though I disclosed the landlord / owner per California law- Accepting rent not in advanced, but post-payment.

After about 4 years being here I decided to get into a real estate and that’s when I discovered this website.  

Price-to-affordability is a different issue, but regardless the supply is tight.The Toronto rental market is hot with all the institutional capital going into building apartment buildings.

I’m in Georgia and acknowledged an abandoned home that’s located in an up and coming area.I drove by the home multiple times but it was hard to discover it because it has a large front yard filled with trees.The homes next to the property range in price materially in price from 200K – over 500K.

This is inclusive of those in states with state-sponsored pseudo-VA loan programs, and inclusive of folks that are members of institutions offering their own pseudo-VA type loan program.

Right after the tenants left we discovered foundation damage and had to pay for piers to be installed - at a substantial cost.

You're at a great advantage by discovering real estate and BP at such a young age. 

What NEEDS to happen if there IS a deal discovered?

I discovered Bigger Pockets from Brandon’s Book on Rental Property Investing back around October 2019.

If you signed a lease prior to ownership and then end up in court six months later, the judge may decide to throw it out when he discovers you signed a lease for a property you didn't own.