If you want to save money and use strong chemicals for pest control of your rentals, contact the agriculture department for your license requirements.

Steve Babiak Wow, that came off little harsh.

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I would not allow a tenant to maintain/add chemicals to the pool.

I would go out and inspect the repair, even if it is just a doorknob, and then make sure they understand completely that they are to contact you only, not do any work themselves, ever, even if you have to be harsh to get your point across.

If you accidentally kill your family, or your kid finds your gun and kills himself, expect harsh punishment; but that's your right.But, in a public place, and especially in schools, I don't want to have to worry that an average guy with a concealed carry permit might snap or get pissed off and pull a gun.Btw, for all you Clint Eastwood types who think that armed citizens can stop idiot madmen, keep in mind that of the 100+ mass murders that have occurred in the U.S. in the past 10 years, not a single gunmen was killed by an armed private citizen taking him out.Regardless, I'll go back to my point in my post above: guns aren't going away any time soon, and in the next few years, technology will play a big part in reducing illegal gun activity.

Though I live south of you now (our winters are as harsh), I grew up much further north.

Kind of harsh, IMO.

Last time I looked, local hard money lending terms seemed a little harsh - harder to clear a profit with the smaller margins we're seeing now - and frankly, I think there are other lenders out there offering better terms.

While there are a lot of tricks to mask the odor or minimize it, the chemicals within the paint are actually off-gassing and will continue to do so for some time.