Did you get to a point where leveraging had you strait-jacketed, because the lenders had too much control over your activity?

@Mitchell LitamPersonally I’ have a local handyman that’s known for good reasonable work come out and give you a price on just the really bad ones that stick or in dire need of replacement.

New York was the only one of the 20 major cities tracked to see a fall in prices from a month earlier.These figures are far from dire.

Before I make dire threats I want to know where I actually stand.

One unit could receive some TLC but again I don't believe it is dire at this time.

Like the floors, the current kitchen is not in dire need of being replaced, but it is currently very basic.

It's great if you can do it yourself but we have 3 young boys and time is always at a premium.Hire a great PM, have a consultation with a RE/eviction attorney so you know who you can engage it dire times and also get rent default insurance that can reimburse your lost rent and legal expenses should there be a default. 

But frankly I wouldn't trust a PM to do any of those things on my behalf, because if they get screwed up for any reason, there can be dire consequences, such as getting the home repo'ed.

My concern of course is he knows something I don't and that something could put me in dire straits. 

I found other ways than the strait and narrow.That cash brings me back to days that might make a lot of you prim pearl-clutchers tongue-cluck in horror, but it was my youth and they were my mistakes and I own them all.