They finished the repair and I'm waiting for the bill, guy said maybe 5 grand.. and not covered by insurance for me.. but we got it fixed before freezing weather and that would have been much harder to fix, he said frozen ground price doubles.

Install a water meter alarm, it hooks up to a phone line dials up number if it senses a continuous use of water so the property can be checked.You need an addendum to lease that specifies that heat needs to be kept at 68 degrees or tenant will drain lines and shut off water if property is left for long period of time.If this would have happened in a upstairs bathroom / frozen pipe / you could have really had serious damage. 

I am worried about more vacancies, but at the same time, worried about frozen pipes damage...I know that this is what property management companies are for, but as this is my first investment property in which the most expensive apartment was vacated shortly after purchase and has not been ready to re-rent until this coming weekend due to a ton of renovation needs, the property is most definitely in the red and with the credit cards hit from the renovation, its going to take a while to get this property to a point where its making a profit.   

Stock Market - Some Positive Signs here.Capital Markets - For the most part are frozen.

I should have added the JT seller you're partnering with will likely want to consult CPA and attorney to properly structure the deal so that it is not a "sale" for them in the IRS's eyes, as that would disturb their stepped up cost basis on their 1/3 interest.This is also important is places where property taxes are frozen until a the property is transferred, like California... what's that called again, Prop 9?

We noticed after finally getting the water on after fixing frozen pipes that there was sewage backing up in the basement.

Lessee is responsible for frozen pipes; clogged sinks, drains, commode, and sewer/septic lines and for any damages resulting from the same."

Seriously it's been freezing for a week or longer it's all frozen.

If you find a STR deal, in Seattle or otherwise, you should pounce on it IF you have a solid contingency plan for what to do if tourism is frozen for 6 months... a year... or even a few years.

On more or less all of my houses, they are at/near the floor when I bought them, so there's really nowhere for them to go (other than be stuck in a completely frozen market, not going to happen here except under Armegeddon).