It is definitely odd.

In theory, yes you could get under contracting adding "and or assigns" but really good odd's that's going to kill a significant # of potential deals.

That seems a little odd, I still send out text messages and I dont have a website.

In my opinion, that is a riskier bet because you have to have a big pile of cash for contingencies.  

When you own a couple of units, the odds of there being unexpected vacancies that overlap each other are usually low, but when you acquire more and more real estate, the odds of tenants moving out around similar times increases. 

Their solution was for me to take over ownership of not one but five homes from Jeff's portfolio, all of which I had sold him and subsequently leased.Despite my being patently unfinanceable, the bank president placed a bet on me because I knew the homes, I knew the tenants, I knew what I was doing, and I was rabidly hungry.

Kieran, the best bet here is to refinance with a DSCR loan.

Odd's would be far mor ein your favor if you just bought lotto tickets. 

This is the question I was going to ask....you are bucking the odds by staying in SoCal.

I wouldn't bet my life on 50%, but I would bet they are more problematic than the typical long-term renter.