The banks seem to have fired up the foreclosure machine again however so I wouldn't be surprised to see more inventory soon.

No response at all, as in answering machine.

Understand that insurance is designed to insure catastrophe, but has evolved to the point that we expect to be insured for leaky faucets (ok, I'm over exaggerating here)The question to ask yourself is: would I have to put in a claim to replace damage caused by a falling tree or a broken washing machine hose if the damage was, say, $2500.

Soda machine in Laundry or Hallway: Kids usually spill soda everywhere and then you have an ant invasion - you call soda company and cancel their lease and have them come pick up their machine. 4.

While he was there she mentioned having a question about the washing machine not working quite right, and he also checked on the washer (he replaced hoses, which were old and not working properly, and cleaned out the drain area).

In my office there is a copier, fax machine, phone, storage of rental files but I also do (much of the time) anything that one would do with a laptop.

I include appliances where they are already present, and wherever the access for moving in appliances is a serious challenge (for example, I have one unit where we had to remove the door and the door stop molding to get the machines through the opening).

Take a look at Jerry Puckett's recent blog on effectiveness of mailing campaigns. http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/1378/blog_posts/24464-building-your-direct-mail-marketin-machine

are their coin operated machines available/other possible INCOME that is not being fully sought?

According to the answering machine they dump people to, they use reoexperts.com, buybankhomes.com, and matrixasset.com.