., which I think he really hit the nail on the head with his comment,: :"it's important to realize that there is still a big physiological barrier for people".People love Vancouver because it is cheaper and because the income tax in Washington is nicer come tax season compared to an Oregon address, but you must realize there is a reason for the price difference.

We end up eating the cost of things like nails, putty, caulk, buckets, paint pans, rollers, putty knives, trowels ect due to waste and the tools ect walking off with the contractors.  

I think you nailed it when you said if it's not serving your purpose, let it go, and find something that does.

@Fred Kite you nailed it.  

They will also stay forever, and fight tooth and nail if you try to evict because they know they wont be able to find another Sec 8 unit available.Example, I just looked at 2 fourplexes in south troy last week, they havent had a vacanacy in years, the units are rented for 700/mo, yet the owners can't get 100k for either after a year on the market, and theyre decent buildings.

Curt pretty much hit the nail on the head.

There are so many options for types of letters used, type of area, type of properties to nail down what you could do differently.

He built, tenants came, his investments took off like a rocket, his coworkers were left to try and make a living pounding nails for someone else, saying " he got lucky".

An easy fix is to nail down areas that are coming up and caulk the cracks with similar color caulk or you can go over the laminate with peel and stick flooring and you don't necessarily even have to remove any trim or toilets.

Leland Barrow nailed it