Tried that. Unless you have a lot of properties or can get one who is also an REA, they aren’t nearly as motivated as your more “proactive” tenants will demand.

Tried that. Unless you have a lot of properties or can get one who is also an REA, they aren’t nearly as motivated as your more “proactive” tenants will demand. And forget about evicting an unwieldy tenant on any reasonable schedule in California. I have friends who’ve been foreclosed upon while trying to get unpaid tenants evicted. If you’re willing to do this as a second job, go for it! Personally I would (with the benefit of hindsight) invest in a multi-unit income property or a vacation home with rental potential if I were going to buy investment properties, but that’s just me.