There's a reason you see a ton of beer commercials during football games and a ton of toy commercials on the Disney channel.

Here are the 3 reasons why you should charge a pet fee (aside from increased revenue).Risk of property damage: Pets have the potential to dig a hole through your living room floor, use your door jambs or couch as a clawing pole, or use the remote control as a chew toy.

Anyway, just wondering if anyone has toyed with that idea. 

this is a first for me and i am not sure what to do.we give immaculate houses to the first time tenants (first after rehab). just months after a couple with 4 kids moved in, the house is messy. it's like a bomb exploded. clothes, couches, bottles, cleaning supplies, toys, bags, you name it..... is EVERYWHERE.the outside is not bad, just some toys. but the inside is horrid.i do not have a provision in the lease for them to keep the inside clean. i can't think of a way to enforce it and how stupid would it be to "go check how clean a rental is"... to me it is a silly idea.but anyway.... i can't make them "care" for the house, i can't make them clean it. i just dont want them to trash it beyond just a wear and tear. honestly, i am hoping the layer of junk and clothes would be protecting the hardwood and the tiles, lolany ideas on what to do?

Minimizing the number of photos, toys, and other personal items in your home also makes it easier for buyers to envision themselves living there.

I understand the difference between assets and toys (most cars, motorcycle, boats, RV, etc). 

@Dave Lamattinagreat advice.I have been toying around making up potential mailing lists with the MA MLS as well so it is good to hear that you have had success with that strategy.

In a value add strategy, you buy at $X NOI with a plan to increase that to $Y NOI, thereby increasing the cash flow and value of the property.Also if you dig into the financials of those listed properties there's probably a lot of BS.

I'm wondering if you have settled on a RingCentral replacement yet.I've toyed with Grasshopper and just started exploring Better Voice (bettervoice.com), which looks very promising.Thanks, Ian

Cars, boats, toys, swimming pools, semis, motor homes, 10 cars, and just lots of junk.