i have 12 here,  in addition to the other 20 I have in Redford, garden city and westland.  

I can get pretty decent windows at Home Depot for way less than what some of the Window companies want to charge.

Home Depot sells a Leviton one for about $30. 

John,you can not order them off the premises but,you can encourage them to go out to lunch or do errands while the inspection is taking place.Give them a written notice on exactly when you will arrive and depart the property and suggest they find something else to do because the inspection will be hectic and disruptive to them.Offer them a gift card to Olive Garden or something to pay for lunch.

I used Listsource to create a list of 212 Absentee Owners with equity.I went driving for dollars for about a month and compiled an extra 20 contacts to mail.Then I used Google to compile a good letter I wanted to use as a mailerI used plain white printing paper with a red font (looks like handwriting)Bought stamps and labels at a discount from Ebay (and used Ebates.com for an extra 1% cash back)I also used a local company to print 200 one color one sided bandit signs for $185.03 total (free pickup, no shipping costs)And got H-stakes from Home Depot for roughly $0.30 each1st dealI got a call from someone way out in Lakeland, FL.

For me  pretty simple , Love real estate , love gardening , love Ju jit su, I find it easy to speak about those three things 24 /7 and I do talk a lot .

Hi Mark - I have a triplex on Vieques on the Beach side of Bravos de Boston and the Vieques Garden District.

Your Home Depot idea is a great one.

Tell me more.I've negotiated at Home Depot quite a bit, but it is always on items that are on discount for being bought and returned to the store.

There are lots of great amenities like the Zoo, Botanical Gardens - many of which include free admission for residents because of historic endowments, Forest Park is larger than Central Park, and there are so many other beautiful historic parks (Tower Grove Park, Benton Park, Lafayette Park) and a variety of unique neighborhoods that offer different lifestyle and investment choices.