- appliances (range, dishwasher, garbage disposal, vent hood, water heater.

That extra income is spent on the rental unit’s new furnace, the new washing machine or the after hours call to the plumber to unclog the toilet.When needed, I spend weekends making multiple trips to the hardware store to reseat toilets and replace garbage disposals, but please don’t confuse this with complaining, please understand that this rental unit is my part-time job and an investment in my future.

Call and see if your area has a hazardous waste disposal site and find out costs to take it there.

I’ve been advised to avoid garbage disposals because they’re a maintenance headache.

, I believe the positives far outweigh the negatives.most people do a very poor job at planning for retirement so a vehicle that helps people get there, even if there are definate disadvantages like fees, is a better option than not planning for retirement at all.Or at the end of the day, diversify and use all the financial tools at your disposal.

For example, In California landlords has to pay garbage disposal for tenants. 

I help clients acquire and dispose of investment properties in the near western suburbs, and I also am investing in the Berwyn and Lyons neighborhoods.

Any suggestions on how we can best get started with the equity line at our disposal would be greatly appreciated!

I don't want to pay for a new unit when its nothing but capacitor or a thermostat, or have a short service life capacitor installed so the Tech can get a quick callback for extra work (not all Techs are top notch in diagnosis).If you intend to learn to service your own A/C units on the fly as they go down, I'd say that's probably a rather big learning curve, and will require some specialized equipment and training on how to safely do it.The rent or buy decision aside, it's best to have a couple of experienced reliable A/C techs at your disposal. 

The VA loan is a great tool to have at your disposal, as is an FHA 203k Loan.