But those shelters wouldn't accept them, unless they were freshly washed.

The phone should also have call waiting and either an answering machine or voice mail system.

Do what you know and enjoy, getting creative doesn't necessarily make you more money, it likely means you are taking on more risk and playing a game you aren't prepared for.Everyone's goal in real estate is to create a machine, where in, you stick $1 in the front and it spits $1.20 out the back. 

Go meet with someone at a local firm with "Lending" or "Mortgage" or "Funding" in the company name (that right there tells you their #1 priority isn't "open another checking account" or "establish an ATM machine location" at an institutional level), that lives and lends in the community they serve.

Lawn, bark dust, trim shrubs, wash windows.Paint interior.New flooring.Do heavy cleaning to tub, sinks, faucets and appliances early to evaluate whether they need to be replaced.Other cleaning, repairs, and replacements.Install smoke detectors & CO2 detectorsPrior to placing ads, the following needs to be decided/ready: estimated unit availability date, how to handle utilities, market rent amount, deposit amount, any updates to application, policies, or screening process.

Coverage on a rental typically is higher than an owner occupied house, but you aren't insuring the tenants' property (where you typically have coverage for your belongings) so it may be a wash.  

It is a right, not a contract to sell.your Washing State REI Expert is @Steve VaughanRead about ROFRs here http://www.baylor.edu/content/services/document.ph...And see a lawyer.

It's a machine, a process.

All was going great until tenant called 2 days age and said her discharge hose from the washer machine was backing up from the drain behind machine.

There's lots of personal info there that could be used for identity theft (date of birth, SSN, current address) AND email is insecure (meaning hackers can intercept and use without anyone even knowing this has occurred.One secure means to electronically transport that kind of data to you safely and securely isFAX ITA fax comes directly from one fax machine to the other without being stored anywhere in between.