Obviously these are very generalized numbers and I feel your pain with L&I, they gotta be getting paid by the hour based on how slow and painful it is to deal with them sometimes.

Our pain point is that we have talk to many banks and it seems we have no way of taping into the equity of our portfolio. 

But Milwaukee is really block by block in some parts, you drive 5 minutes and it looks and feels way different.

Tenant also agrees to the following:-All drains, waste pipes, and plumbing are accepted as clear by Tenant at the time of occupancy, and any material blocking them after occupancy shall be repaired at Landlord’s cost, unless determined by repair person that such blockage occurred during the time Tenant controlled the Premises and due to some fault or negligence of Tenant, specifically excluding blockages caused by roots or backups from the street.

My email is in my signature block. 

Typically in California, a Will alone is not sufficient to avoid probate - which is a pain, time consuming, and very expensive. 

You'll probably only go negative in the months you block off time for your own use. 

It doesn't matter how many brokers and REA feel pained and whine and slander guys who don't have a license yet able to make money off their sweat. 

It's cheap, it's near where we live, it needs to be rehabbed, it's the worst house on the block with a ton of potential.

If they were identical and one wanted a parking block painted and the other didn't care, who is to say the seller has to take the one that wanted the work done at any cost?