@William S. well then that is a deal I would pass up on, unless you can buy for less.

The steam can cause the door to swell, making it harder to close and putting wear on hinges.

@Lexi TeifkeHi LexI think your message does not go after their “Bleeding neck”.. you have to identify what their problem is and you have less then 3 seconds to do this or they hang up.

Spend as little as possible - lest the Yellow Letter "gurus" bleed you dry on vague assertions of outrageously rich results - and realize that scaling up costly marketing efforts might be a futile pursuit.

If the floors were refinished in place, there's a good chance the odor is just in the top layer and didn't bleed through into the subfloors, since polyurethane seals all the cracks and crevices of a wood floor when you put it down in place (another reason why I like finished in place versus prefinished wood flooring).

Just like wrestling is to MMA, it is a great foundation to bleed into other aspects of fighting.

So, getting rent is just making the bleed a bit easier to take.

@Todd Carson Welcome to BP and Cleveland and Akron both have great areas to invest in and really bad areas that will bleed you dry.

We all know cheaper is not cheaper, the guy in the truck who at one time we have all probably tried and had some issue in their personal or professional life bleeds into their work which is a direct reflection on you and your rental property business.One over priced bill or god forbid a lawsuit for the PM company messing up and all that perceived savings is gone.I would suggest to plan to pay industry standard when you buy the investment and work that number into the acquisition price, then if you have to adjust your offer to make the numbers work do so. 

Which means with taxes, insurance, maintenance, and vacancy you're bleeding at least $500 / month, assuming you hit at the high end of the estimate.