I have a few clients in the Mount Vernon area actually so maybe when i go to meet with them i'll kill two birds with one stone! 

I had a stripper pole mounted in the dining room, mounted safes, and an entire closed circuit video recording and alarm system (inside and out) placed by the tenants.

If the water drips in the window sill, the tenant may never notice there is a drip and the water could rot the wood there, not to mention drip into the wall and cause damage there and on down to the subfloor, etc....If you have ever had a house with a wooden porch floor with a window AC unit mounted above the porch floor, you realize soon enough that it might be a no win situation when it comes to the condensation flowing out of the AC unit :)Catch pan and drainage tubing sometimes are needed ...

That won't allow for RV's with air conditioners mounted on top, but then again most of those are longer than 30' anyway.

It's too expensive, takes too long, and the costs mount quickly.

btw, the "commercial" toilets are wall mounted since they are easy to clean, not the high powered ones. the "jet" powered toilets are high end homeowner style toilets..the wall mounted toilets need 6" studs to make it work.

Have you considered adding something to make it a little more "sexy" like mounting a flat screen TV to include with the unit, including an outdoor grill, or adding black-out curtains in the bedrooms? 

@stevejones oh man i cant believe im about 2 months late to this post I didnt realize there were replies to my own thread haha  - I just listened to your podcast episode last week I grew up in a lot of the areas you are doing your work in and also have a few investments in echo park (although growing up in the glendale/lacrescenta area we never thought of it as anything but gangland haha how things change). what are your thoughts of the river renovation and the mount Washington area... all hype or some real opportunity?  

Not to hijack the thread but I'm curious about people's opinion on investing in Mount Vernon.

You push or pull the new wire and cable TV wire with it into the box without cutting the wall.If you have to make a small cut at the ceiling you can sometimes cover it with new molding without tearing the whole wall up as well.Surface mounted systems are around but I don't think I would ever use it in a residence.Guys like Robert can be even more creative with how they pull wire without tearing up a wall.Good Luck.