What about that crappy 20 year old light fixture that now looks horribly out of place next to the new flooring and countertops?

When I look at the interest rate pricing on our non-US person products, it's all ARMs at horrible rates.For the latter one, I did not know that about the number 4.

I am going thru some horrible time with this trouble some tenant. 

Unless you live in an area where a garage is a must, living space will always get you more money than garage space.So, unless the conversion is absolutely horrible, I would keep it.

It's horrible.

My office os also in the Energy Corridor and the commute from Katy is not bad, relatively speaking because Houston-area traffic is generally horrible

A mentor of mine once told me "you're likely a horrible attorney if at least one person hasn't expressed anger over something you've told them a day".

I'm horrible about saving cash for repairs. 

Those turnkey properties in the urban core look good on paper, but the areas are almost always horrible.  

With comps from 3-5 months ago being horribly outdated in some instances, this is easier said than done, but I do wish more Realtors looked at a situation with 10-15 offers as a little bit of a failure rather than a success.