Also, there should be BIANNUAL change of batteries in fire alarms, performed by TENANTS.Question 1: Do you have the fire alarm addendum in your lease mandating tenants to check the fire alarm once a month and change the battery twice a year?

I created an addendum for tenants for them to be familiar how often they are responsible to check the devise as well as test it and change batteries.

It should go to the battery backup when that happens, not set off the alarm.

For our needs it will work good, though it doesn't have as long of a battery use as the Asus, but when the Surface Pro comes out Michael's getting that because of the resolution, he needs for graphics, etc.

Besides smoke alarms, some places now require interlocking smoke detectors that are both battery and hardwired.

That topic headline was terribly misleading.I thought this was going to be a thread about finding a market for "Tents".I was wondering if somebody had figured out a way to charge rent for tents or something. :-)Sorry.

Do the smoke detectors with your fire system have battery backup?

@Bill B.Unless you are a talented landlord farm it out your time is better spent getting the next deal.To find a good property manager <50 units go to Irem.org search for ARM certified they passed a battery of tests to become certified.

I'm currently working at Batteries Plus as a Sales Associate.

On the lower end of the rent range you'd be negative.Now I assume that he would have the taxes and insurance escrowed in the payment so the numbers will be better than that.But I just waned to illustrate that you want to run the full battery of expenses to make sure the place will in fact cashflow at an acceptable level for the risk and hassle.Not trying to discorage you at all since it very well could be a very good deal, you just need to verify that it is.