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Eduardo Lopez Worried About Climate Change? Here Are 4 Ways to Make Your Home
29 March 2017 | 0 replies
By doing a candle test around the house to check for drafts around windows or air ducts, you can easily determine places that need a bit of a patch so the cold air can stay outside.Re-Use An Old ItemWhen re-designing a space in your home, it’s tempting to run out to Pottery Barn or IKEA to pick out something new, but re-using an old piece can go a long way towards lessening your footprint.
Anastasia Jordan DIY Rat Infestation: Successful Battle Plans?
29 April 2018 | 15 replies
Put some good food  in the middle of the living room floor , some candles , some mood music to set the tone .  
Frank S. ​Rich Dad, Poor Dad Review - Lies and Deception Within
12 July 2017 | 77 replies
But their combined wealth does not hold a candle to most of my real estate investor clients who had a dream of escaping the life of waking up every morning to a 9-to-5 and contributing to their perfectly-allocated Roths and 401ks and HSAs.Just my two cents.
Crystal Chang Suggestions for Investing Out-of-State
18 May 2015 | 36 replies
I went to see one of these fourplexes and one of the units I was looking had a shotgun hole on the door with several candles around a guys's picture.
Mindy Jensen I love it when... DIY mistakes
26 May 2015 | 5 replies
I love it when I don't quite remove all of the wax ring during a bathroom remodel, then step in it and track it all over the house.
Hannah Spirrison Tenant wants mold test. Should I do it?
3 November 2016 | 8 replies
If you test and no mold you'd be out the $400.00.I'd get the spot on ceiling figured out. you can use a moisture meter to see if it's damp and if it has attic or crawl space above get in there and check it out. a roof leak can travel and is hard to spot so if you can't figure it out right away go right after or during a good hard rain.As for the toilet, replace wax ring, the toilet may be sweating, it may have a small leak causing more sweating so get the flapper looked at, to limit the moisture around the toilet.I had a tenant do a mold test on my unit unannounced to me.
Derek Daun How to Squat in Abandoned Property
3 November 2016 | 2 replies
Candles under curtains gets rid of squatters real quick.  
Account Closed Tenant doesn't have electric
15 November 2016 | 10 replies
Best practice is to make the call to change the utilities at lease signing, together.Be aware that tenants without electricity sometimes do dangerous things, like use candles for light, charcoal/gas grills for cooking (sometimes inside!)
Michael Henry How many offers do you write in a Month/Year?
27 September 2018 | 9 replies
If I counted offers for others it's a whole different ball of wax.
Rory Calnan Manchester, NH multifamily market
7 June 2020 | 15 replies
In my opinion, the crime in Manchester can't hold a candle to any comparable cities in MA and the sidewalks are much cleaner.