Also, I use 16% for vacancy - 8% for real vacancy, plus my mangement company charges approx. 1 month rent to fill a vacancy, so instead of putting that under expenses, I tie it to vacancy. 400 gallons oil at $3 per gallon per unit ... $500 per year for home warrantee (I'll pay for evenging out the bumps) -- 10% repairs, etc. actually comes out to 58% expenses as percentage of rent, -- and doing this with SFU and multi units, six ways to sunday always results in that number being btwn 42.3% and 58 percent, so I know the "50%" rule isn't too bad, all in all.

Also told her not to take any of the phone calls.At 7:00 AM I'm at Sutherlands, buying bucket, scrub brush, hose, 1 gallon exterior semi gloss.

I'm sure they are traumatized. 2 dead cats and 9 dumpsters later, we got it demo'd and then 25 gallons of Kilz Max sprayed on every surface.Buy $110kFix $65kARV $220kTo go back in time, I would have postponed the foreclosure instead of rushing to close beforehand, then had some very ample support to get a short sale down to $60k or less.

I was able to sell the old Viking for $400 to someone who didn't mind a little elbow grease . . . and a few gallons of clorox!

I've covered both blood red and Barney purple in two coats (without primer) using the $12/gallon (speed cote) paint at the depot.

Think I was 30 minutes over.The LARGEST house I ever painted took 60 gallons of semi solid color stain. 

I bought it from Home Depot 3 weeks ago and it worked fine up until yesterday, I pumped and sprayed maybe 10 gallons of paint through it.

I think $4 a gallon gas is going to be the new norm.

Several gallons of water flowed before he could get to the main valve and turn the water off.Turns out that water flowed under the carpet in the adjoining bedroom and the hall.

The whole house can be done for under 10 gallons of same color, plus 5 gallons of white.