More on this later.c) Make sure I have clipboards and pens.d) Make sure I have a blank sample of a lease (its required in my area to have this available to applicants before they fill out an application).e) Business cardsBefore the Showinga) If it's my first showing, I'll arrive a while before hand to set up the showing items.Visual - shower curtain liner, towels and hand soap in the bathroom, vases of fake flowers around the place in pleasant colors.Auditory - I use Pandora radio to play classical music at a soft volume.Olfactory - I place Air Wick air fresheners in apple cinnamon scent in one or two places in the unit.If it's not my first showing, I will have left these items there so I don't need to do this step more than once.b) Sweep, vacuum, or mop. 

Just another example of how landlords can do business with their entire neighborhood and not limit themselves to tenant rents.OK, climbing off my soap box now.

Industrial plants may provide space for a soap manufacture or a cardboard box factory or a electric motor manufacture, but not a bakery, any idea why that might be?

My board is comprised of actually good people, but requirements were not easy...needed to show we had at least 12 months of mortgage & maintenance AFTER closing during the interview, etc.

At the same time, we get feedback from clients who say that walking down hallways of private offices with doors closed is sort of depressing.Heck, our firm is comprised of one-long workstation (there's only 9 of us).

This will comprise my first new post.

The list is required by HUD but may be amended for additional requirements to a local market, but giving personal property certainly is not a requirement, such as a soap dish.

That is comprised of 2 rehabs, 2 wholesale deals and some real estate agent stuff.

Another factor that I've found to be important, and one that can really impact the underwriting process/timeline, is if the lender uses its own funds or if it is comprised of investors.The fewer layers of approval there are the better!

OK, my soap box is put away now so back to the question.