I heard a leak and after some detective work and cutting open the back of my kitchen cabinet I finally have located a few pin holes at the bottom of a kitchen copper drain line.These pin holes unfortunately are impossible to patch in that the cause is corrosion and is almost always caused by tenants or previous owners sending hazardous chemicals like Draino down the line and those chemical sat at the bottom and ate at the line and eventually you get holes.

I think I wasn't understanding the way the deal plays out....no wonder everyone was wondering why I ddnt want to offer ernest money....I just heard alot of horror stories and to keep shellin out money when your just starting out can be draining...to say the least

Winterizing is done to remove most of the water from the water system with air pressure and then filling the drains and toilets with antifreeze.

.- the HVAC guy, who I count on to fix my tenants' furnaces and A/C the day they go out, and has very reasonable pricing- my plumber, who has unclogged many a drain, changed hot water heaters post haste, and changed garbage disposals and faucets when needed, so I don't have to.- my painter/drywall guy/cleaner husband/wife team, who charge me the same whether it takes 1, 2, or 3 coats of paint to cover the nasty colors a former landlord allowed- the floor refinishing guy, who has done a good job on 8 or 9 floors this year.

I have an older gentleman that has rented from me for years, never clogs a drain, pays rent usually on time, never complains about anything.

Even if you have all of your ducks in a row, an eviction would take at least 6-12 months and would be a drain on your time and resources.

To scope a drain it is about $200.00.

Replace gutters and make sure all water drains properly away from the foundation. ($400-$1200)Another set of repairs that we don't do unless they are necessary:1.

Now, I have seen my share of destruction from angry home owners who wanted to stick it to the banks who foreclosed on them.Broken windows, smashed tiles, cracked bathtubs and toilets, sprayed painted kitchen cabinets, ruptured copper pipes, poured concrete down toilets and bathtub drains.

The furnace was older and if it, or the water heater, needed to be replaced, I was ok with that.After closing on it and spending the first weekend there, found a major leak in one of the drain pipes and had to tear out the wall to fix it.