The dogs literally chewed through the walls to get outside then chewed up the HVAC and then started working on the 10ft reinforced fence I put up to shield my tenants.

Any way to reinforce changing filters?

Seems like you'd have to cut the joists back @ 24", get the pieces detached from subfloor above, and then after getting proper width rim addition 2"x10" installed, you'd have to appropriately sister the joists up to the reinforced rim.

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Contractor bid for the job was $3,000 which was much less then I expected.Both engineer and contractor (accompanied by my RE agent) visited the property and concluded that the bulging of the foundation isn't very serious and quite typical to the age of the house in that area (where all houses have stone foundation) and that the slope of the floor is more likely caused by a bowing cellar beam which can be jacked over 4-6 weeks and then reinforced after reducing the slope of the floor to a more acceptable level. 

(Not always double, sometimes I variable rate the commission) Then I convince the unrepresented buyer how great of a deal they got, and they have no clue how much they screwed themselves..they convinced themselves how smart they were for going at it alone, and they are just getting pats on the back from everyone, including me to help reinforce that belief.

I think the receiving something for nothing reinforces the "we deserve it" attitude and perpetuates the "lets take what's not ours".  

You helped reinforce my position.Today, the buyer's agent sent over the termination for the contract.

: ) Good tips  - reinforces that the move out is happening, and that they need to follow the rules if they want a good reference.  

I had to do some work on one of the rented houses so far (by insulating and reinforcing the structure), and now I will focus on rehabilitating the 3rd house for I can start receiving some cash flow.