When talking with your Fire Marshall the discussion will probably come up that you need to be within so many feet of a fire hydrant (in my case it was 400 ft) and a hose would have to wrap around the building for that.

I have the money to do smaller homes but nothing major yet.My main concern is having a good contract set up with the investor so that both of us are very clear on our agreement and that neither gets hosed.

I’m getting hosed a bit on the insurance side, but that is leveling off a bit.  

We’ve had AC units stolen, the tenants themselves stealing the appliances as they moved out; the tenants not paying for their own water and hooking up to someone else’s water with a garden hose to ‘reverse power’ their plumbing… not realizing that with their water meter removed the water was then flooding the front of their property.  

Am I getting hosed?

The traps I was speaking of are in my shop anyway where there is no food source, yet they still like to come in and nibble on spark plug wires, rubber hoses, etc.

Once you have the grease out of the porous surface (maybe use a surficant like dish soap with a scrub brush, and let it sit, then hose it off--a few times).Just my 2 cents.

I doubt I could remember all of the tools we've used on our rentals, but I'll give it a shot.Screwdrivers of various sizes/types, hammers, crowbar, cat's paw, shovels, rakes, broom & dust pan, wrenches of various sizes/types, pliers, wire strippers, circuit tester, reciprocating saw, circular saw, hacksaw, tile saw, miter saw, table saw, box cutter, scissors, pencils, tape measure, level, drill with bits and other attachments, string, saw horses, rotozip, heatgun, clamps, tin snips, saber saw, trowels, buckets, sheet rock knives, nail guns, paint brushes, rollers, trays, paint sprayer, rags, hoses & sprayers, power washer, tarps, carpet stretcher, work lights, garbage cans, paper tiger, garden sprayer, extension ladder, step stool, 6 & 8 foot step ladders, air compressor, toilet brush, shop vac, extension cords, fans . . . . . . .

And there was a HUGE public service I think on the Morris threads keeping people from getting totally hosed by that company.

2) Finding Direction - as we've recently gotten interested in this realm, the last few weeks have been like drinking water from a fire hose.