Consider a neutral color so it will appeal to more people if you ever decide to sell.

I have a unique situation, and since you all are experts in the real estate world, I wanted to get the opinion from knowledgeable neutral parties.

Escrow a release for the lien and for the memorandum with a neutral 3rd party who will record the releases upon conclusion of the option contract.Also consider getting from a title company a "title insurance policy with option endorsement" to protect your right to exercise the option.A $40K option price that is paid $500 per month as additional option consideration is 0% seller financing.

Nice neutral taupe color and the same color in all 4 of my properties.

Always using a neutral 3rd party escrow/title company to hold everything (contracts, deposits, etc.).I am not a lawyer, so ignore everything I just said and get advice from your own attorney.

But I used a 20% down payment; a smaller FHA (with PMI) down payment would be much closer to cash flow neutral - and I'm sure that I've missed quite a few odds and ends in the numbers.

Therefore a good cash-flowing rental can actually help you qualify for your next loan, or at least be neutral to a lender.If you're trying to cash-out refi, you will probably need some sort of seasoning, but it's not set in stone either.

Neutral colors, simple landscaping.I plan on paying for lawn upkeep, gutter cleaning and stuff like that.

It's basically cash-neutral and any repairs come from our funds.

That means that unless you can readily identify the receptacle at the end of that daisy-chain to start from, you might see one in the middle as being bad when it is one further along in the chain.Now, when Bill mentioned "to see if the circuit is in phase", I would venture a guess that he means that the black (hot) and white (neutral) might not be properly connected in any of the receptacles along the daisy chain, so that when equipment gets energized in, the GFCI ends up tripping.