Florida would be ideal for me personally.

It is true that to a professional thief they can bump or pick Baldwin, Schlage, Kwikset, Defiant etc...although I think Baldwin, Medeco, Schlage will be harder.I once spoke to someone in auto security back in the days when we used THE CLUB (remember the club its a metal thingie that locks the steering wheel) and he told me the difference between a car with a club lock and without is about 7 to 8 seconds.

I guess you could drop your rents if you passed those expenses on to the tenants, but that doesn't sound ideal from a landlord perspective. 

I'm sorry for the spelling my phone has auto correct.

We currently have two applicants on the house, both of which have positives and negatives on their credit reports, so I am hoping I can get some input from more experienced property managers/landlords.Tenant applicant A (husband and wife):- Both credit scores meet our minimum requirements- Income meets our minimum requirements and then some- Only a couple debt items (auto payment, credit cards, etc).

Ideally, I'd like to have a situation where the mortgage remains in his name and the title of the house is transferred to an LLC where I own 25% and he owns 75%. 

Hi,I'm looking to get an understanding of some of the locations in LA County and Ventura county. Are there any areas that you would recommend staying away from, and why?I am interested in the following, and plan to dr...

Just a suggestion add as an ideal goal of 25% equity after rehab as your ideal goal. 

It would be ideal if we can purchase well-established vacation homes on market.

Ideally we would partner on the first few deals, but I am not sure how it would work.I went to the REIA Austin meetup last week so that would be an option, but am seeing if anyone else had any other suggestions.