If you are not paying rent then doing that and carrying your own weight at home will relieve some of their stress. 

I notice your repairs aren't broken down by category, so I'm curious to know how you came up with an estimated budget of $70k. 

It gets cumbersome, to say the least and I now appreciate more what some back office staff can do when focused on something like this.Anyways, under mint you can create categories for your spending so it's just a regular occurance to go into the platform and categorize your expenditures.Another option is to open a business account on a per property basis. 

So my question to anybody out there is how much weight would a new HVAC have on the appraisal vs a used HVAC? 

The liability is too many "sticks," all the balusters that create a very cluttered look, as well as obstructing half of the lower story windows.So first, let's replace all those sticks with a material that is less visually obtrusive, emulates the architecture, is far more updated and hip, and affordable.https://youtu.be/SPKgdEqnR3QYou could also do a slightly more designed baluster at the second-floor front-facing landings to celebrate those entries and add interest.Wrap approx. the bottom third (or 36" to the railing) of the second-floor posts with 1x to give them more visual weight, and create a very simple capital at the top.At the very base of the stairs (ground level), create two simple but very LARGE newel posts, and if at ALL possible, cap each with a very clean-lined light fixture.

In the past, I have adjusted the due date, set up 1099 type tenants on a quarterly payment schedule, requested (and received) 2-3 months rent in advance, sold the property via lease/option, etc.I get that the norm is rent due by the 1st, late fee accrues on the 6th, but this tenant's situation apparently doesn't fall into the normal category, so ask the question, then evaluate whether you can live with (and accommodate) the answer.Good luck!

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A middle-aged man can make sound financial decisions, live a financially responsible life, and get hit with a catastrophe that crushes him.I just don't believe that the majority of bankruptcies fall into that category.

Find out techniques to convince them that even though I don't have some six figure some to bring to the table I'm not just some dead weight trying to leech off them.

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