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Craig Jennings Securing a vacant property.
19 July 2014 | 13 replies
If a property of mine is vacant and I'm still working on it, I will usually deadbolt the front door,  screw the backdoor shut, cut 2x4s for the tops of the windows so they can't be opened, and hide my tools in a closet or room that is out of view of the windows. 
Dana Chun Fire extinguishers and fire escape ladders?
12 October 2022 | 16 replies
We have never had a tenant open the ladder container, but it is in a closet if they should ever need it.
Account Closed IndyMac HAS Imploded- FDIC- Gov Bail Out?
25 August 2008 | 66 replies
I think Sheila's people found the closet where they hid all the bad paper.
Account Closed Update on 9 unit Multi-Family: Not such great news
1 August 2014 | 57 replies
It's a good sized bedroom with a huge walk in closet.  
Justin Putt Good All-in-one Printer?
18 July 2007 | 15 replies
Or if all you need is the printer plus a network hub with a USB port or similar.This is mostly for people who work with a portable and want to roam the house.
Rich Weese National security threats. Which is the worst?
24 September 2010 | 77 replies
I just got an iPad and it is the very FIRST portable computer I have ever owned, I have never owned a laptop and I built my own desktop.There is an old saying, I do not know the origin, but it goes something like this.
Zoran M. Painting whole house w/ spray gun -- ceilings, wall or trim first?
17 October 2017 | 22 replies
I take off all door hardware, switch plates etc. it makes the job look much more professional this way.I paint the ceiling first, I take out all lights and replace them with a cheap plastic round closet light with bulb that hangs by the wires so you can paint under it, then mask the ceiling back 2' then take a paint brush and paint the ceiling color over the edge of the the taped off area.
Matt Williams One and Half Story Gable-Front House Insulation advice
29 September 2018 | 0 replies
192O one and a half story, the attic was converted to 3 BR with what they called a 4th, no closet though. 
Julie Smith What to do about high maintenance renters?
15 September 2018 | 7 replies
Done.FWIW, I'd say a quarter of my tenants end up buying a new fridge, or adding a window or portable A/C unit, or whatever their personal preferences are ... and 80% of the time those people want to leave it when they move out.
Ben M. Homes built in 1950s
18 October 2018 | 5 replies
The down side is, smaller rooms, fewer closets, fewer bathrooms, chance of asbestos.