Thanks for the visual... 

Keep in mind for west coast folks you have the 500k tax FREE exemption on owner occ.. so you can sell and not be forced to remain a landlord if you choose to do something else.. that one tax treatment for those in high appreciating markets balances the scale of the rental equation.. 

I'm just starting in real estate, but for the past 21 years, I've worked in research to improve substance use treatment.

So that should give you a visual.

You don't have to worry about unexpected costs, you get the set it and forget it treatment. 

If you love diversity, love music, love visual arts, try NYC. 

Also, you can manipulate charts and graphs to "show" anything you like because they are visual and we are merely human.

In just my time there from 1988-2015, there is a visual change, that eventually will become apparent to banks and insurance companies underwriting the RE assets.

So, calling something a pet fee or a cleaning fee or a flea treatment fee, the law says they're all included into the security deposit.And California Civil code 1950.5 (m) says: No lease or rental agreement may contain a provision characterizing any security as “nonrefundable.”So, there is no legal way around any charges that are non-refundable. 

Why is it that you can get treatment for a liver, kidneys, heart, lungs, but should that organ called the brain be diseased, it's a figment of someones imagination, an embarassment, and there's no help other than drugging patients up and making it impossible for them to function?