My grandparents lived in Fresno (my grandfather was a cotton broker) and being that I grew up in the Pasadena area, Bakersfield was about ½ way so we would always stop there for lunch or dinner and get gas.

Also remember the inspection is no longer valid if the tenant doesn't move in within 30 days.  

Your reasoning for this is buying a home out of the area is a perfectly valid excuse.If you need help with your purchase in Orange County give me a call.Hope this helps.Disclaimer:  Please check with your CPA or other tax professional.

Enjoyed it and was able to pull some good things from it...curious ways that others may have implemented some of his suggestions into landlording, buy and hold...For me --reward good clients (tenants) by being extra prompt with customer service/maintenance issues, small tokens of appreciation such as gas card, etc. for consistent, on time rent payment (say for 1 yr of prompt payment).

I have a duplex that has floor gas heaters.

If the owner converted the house to natural gas, if the didnt decided she didnt want to pay her gas bill the gas company would simply shut her off.

Another example is Houston, as their economy is heavily weighted to the energy sector, with gas prices being so low companies have started to lay off employees so there is no job growth or wage growth in addition to less demand for RE via people purchasing or renting.

You can estimate how much the bills would cost (gas, electric etc.) and how much they owe on their current accounts (you should see that in the report.)

"a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate" in Pasadena, MD.The only way to know for sure is for you to sit down with that broker, go through the interview/pitch/show&tell thing they got for you, then ask those questions.With that said, because my broker ,Champion Realty, is an affiliate of the Brokerage you're interested in "Berkshire Hathaway", my assumption is that they would operate somewhat similarly, so I think my opinion might be valid.

Im pretty sure the gas station down the street is offering to pay people to take their gas.