I have been in a house that smelled so bad you had to cover your face with a wet towel, but you could only smell it from the driveway, not the corner!

Btw, I have offered my roommate dinner and pay for her 20 minutes to go to Wells Fargo but she has not replied to me at all. 

In the last few weeks a towel has replaced the front curtains, and we've now asked the tenant has been twice to get rid of the trashy-looking towel and hang curtains or blinds (he says he has blinds, hasn't had time to hang them).

You know all to well if a house in NYS sits vacant for say four years and falls behind in taxes you got a $30,000 tax lien.  

I'd choose a soft sandy color, in a flat or satin finish, which will make it even less noticeable that you've painted over the wallpaper.

.- keep in mind that things like spices, towels, sheets, tp, paper towels, propane for bbq's, cleaning supplies, coffee filters, soap, have to be kept up to date, clean and refilled when you have weekly renters. 

Do I throw in the towel or come out swinging?

But compared to Wells either is a win.

It appears that the portion of the increase in prices directly attributable to the hard and soft costs (materials, labor, time, capital, etc) of improving the property are the approximate amount that the indeces are being "inflated" relative to the circumstances of the average, non-rehabbing homeowner.To demonstrate this, let's say I buy a beat-up rehab in an upward market for $200K, put in $75K in all costs, including capital costs, materials, labor, and sell it for $350K net proceeds.

Even if the fireplace checks out during an inspection, unintentional damage can occur if the tenant used unseasoned wood, soft woods, etc.