@Benjamin Blackburn - I also came across this useful dashboard on Trulia: http://www.trulia.com/real_estate/Houston-Texas/ Pleasing on the eye and has the ability to drill-down on key stats.

General rent- ability is also important in terms of unit layout, parking, laundry, accessibility, etc...best of luck

(They were into goth, black hair and nails, tatts, etc, but GREAT TENANTS... picture of them with grandma on the wall :)   I had to consider the month or more rents lost if they left.. they leave end of month, i can't do a turnaround in less than a week or two, so by the time i advertise and get a new occupant, 30 unpaid days blew by. 

There could possibly be some strange local rule or law that could limit a person's ability to discriminate based on the aforementioned categories, but there are most assuredly no federal laws.

Good Morning all, I am in search of Wholesalers to partner with in purchasing investment properties in the Hudson County area.Criteria I am looking for:Up to $180,000 (under 80,000 cash purchase, over 80,000 financing available)>20% below appraised valueSturdy Structure only in need of minor rehab (up to $20,000 in rehab costs max)Ability to rent out for positive cash flowPlease contact me if you have any properties that fit this criteria or are similar.Thanks,Ricky

The Ability to Repay Rules from Dodd Frank must be adhered to or penalty is severe to owner-seller.To avoid Dodd Frank (not legal advice)1.

You may even get lucky and get the judgement paid because they are wanting to clear it up when they realize it's affecting their ability to qualify for a new home.

might also depend on how much profit you like to make -if you can add another 100 Sq Ft at $90 / sq ft ( I have no idea what construction cost in L.A ) and that 9K translates into another 70k then it may be well worth the effort to add on the the extra rooms and add another bath assuming you have the money to do the rehab , the time to complete the project, and the ability to carry the property till completion. 

This shouldn't be taken as not having the right to communicate with them, I'd say your lender needs to grow some hair.

If I could go to any below-market-rent building in Oakland w/ just-cause protections and end the leases with the tenants because they are not market rate (sec 8 or not), I would be a rich rich man by now.You actually have it better than most out there, because without Section 8, you would still be sitting at lesser rents than your $1200 AND still not have the ability to end a lease!