(Yes, they're older MHs, but they're freshly painted, repaired, and have newer appliances, and they're on private lots in a very quiet neighborhood.

Older properties have lots of air leaking in, so that helps with fresh air venting.

Make them look as clean and fresh as the premium hotels! 

Sure enough, we go beating through the weeds on the hill and find an old stake about 3 feet in from the new, fresh looking stake.

As of right now the best solution I found was including their utilities and baking that into the rent cost. 

But I think the enthusiasm built into the West Oakland market, primarily as an affordable commutable alternative to SF, in addition to the upside aspects, are at least or more than baked in at this point in the economic cycle, depending obviously on how you view the future of that market.

And don't get nervous that its a lawyer...I know plenty of tenants that know more about their rights than someone fresh out of law school.

And the great thing is the info is recent/fresh and from first hand experience.

As you know when a SFH is vacant it usually is for 1 month or 1/12 or 8.3% not to mention the lease renewal fee which further drives down the ROI so again, the Norada model is not baking in all costs.3) Over time I have seen their margins increase and their advertised ROIs contract.

If I was just looking at doing a property or two I would recommend finding a new photographer (local college, fresh grad) and giving them some work.