I'm very capable of doing a full rehab of the unit (if necessary) - I know the details quite well from doing my own unit.

Nationwide let's not forget flag burning.Those issues are about as important as wondering how to arrange deck chairs on a sinking ship.

and he mentioned mailers with Tylenol in it (or something that is safe to ship).Your property giving you a headache?

I bought 1000 biz cards for $22 total - that includes the shipping.

We are up to 30 units now, so even a $20 gift card plus travel and time OR shipping is $650 plus.Cards alone with stamps is not anywhere near as expensive, maybe $50 - but the time investment should be considered.We have been pondering the benefits of such actions, other than making us feel good.In line with the thinking of some others who have already posted - we spent almost $100k this year in upgrades to our properties: roofs, steps, porches, total rehabs, outside painting, new entry doors, new heating systems (9 units), new trash cans.

I get a local number with voice mail/fax capabilities.

Here's something of interest I recently discovered:When yellow pages called to renew and I said I was reducing the size of my ad they offered me a discount.....When I called my TV cable provider to say I needed to save money and how could they help -- they offered me a discount.....When I called my subscription coffee service (that's right - I'm an ADDICT) to cancel -- they offered free shipping and handling.....Times are tough out there for everyone.

In the Sacramento area the best way to search for properties in a precisely targeted geographical area (that I am referring to here as a "mini market") is to have a local real estate professional build you something called a Client Portal.The Portal has a feature (not available to the public yet but capable of being created by a local real estate professional for their client) that lets one select an area drawn over the map with up to 6-8 sides that precisely outlines the area or areas within which you wish to search.They are free to set up, you can have multiple searches, and they are readily accessible 24/7.

We have to replace 21 of these operators that are all broken beyond repair.We're now realizing that these things are averaging $60 each to replace not including shipping.

Within walking distance of a cruise ship port that brings hundreds of thousands of people to the area every year.