Will sell the white appliances (which already show some wear after 6 years of renter abuse) and will get a nice used set of stainless appliances.Expected total cost for freshening up the property: $200 for guest bathroom (just tile, green board, thinset and grout), $500 for master shower (cement board, shower faucet, tile, thinset and grout), $150 for re-facing the vanity.

We all want care and treatment like we would give, we plan for neglect and abuse like we expect, and reality is somewhere in the middle.

(My underlining) Under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the CFPB has the authority to take action against institutions or individuals engaging in unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices or that otherwise violate federal consumer financial laws.I am taking no position on the innocence or guilt of Mr.

The assignment of contracts clause has had a legitimate role but is now being abused by those that want to broker real estate without a license.

A waiter earning tips vs a bus driver earning steady paychecks), your monthly debts in relation to your monthly income, etc.3) Money - how much you have for a down payment, closing costs and maybe even reserves, where is the money coming from; is it your money or a gift from a great aunt?

I see non-performing, system abusing renters crossover to VA from time-to-time, they quickly retreat after trying to stiff a landlord and a judge tosses them out quick.Last month I'd seen a chick in a UD case in court for refusing to pay rent because she claimed the owner was slumming.

Have you found that tenants abuse the ticket system and become a hassle? 

"Back-to-back" closings, often mistakenly referred to as a "double closing" which is illegal in most jurisdictions due to major abuse by short-sale flippers.

I am looking at another 6 plex right now in an area that is on a bus line, 1 block away from a medical center, 1 block away from dinning and soon to be 2 blocks away from a new LARGE Kroger store that is going in a vacant shopping center.

Neighborhood A:Crime reports indicate in 2008 there have been 6-7 burglary in the neighborhood, 1 arson, 6-7 assault and battery (domestic).No sexual assault, no armed robbery or car theft.