Chlorinating the well and plumbing system (recirculate with a hose form spigot back into top of well) with a cup of "clorox" for a few hours then pumping it out and retesting after 2 weeks to ensure the treatment was effective is the correct approach.

I need to be careful with the details on this one, as I signed a C/A so as such I will ONLY be posting info presented on the publicly available flyer.Details are:City: Flint, MI (it is on Detroit water, not the hosed up Flint system)Water/Sewer are municipalPads: 87 (weird layout of existing homes make the usable pad rate only 85)Park owned homes: 85 (40 or so vacant--it seems this has improved since last year, maybe)Average Lot Rent: $285/monthRoads: AsphaltAsking Price: $525k2013-2015 reported income (per flyer): $212k, $190k, $206kNotwithstanding the obvious math discrepancies of 45*285*12 = $154k (far off the reported income), the really interesting part is the reported expenses for those years at $171k (81%), $166k (87%), and $149k (72%), respectively.So it is obvious that the management leaves a lot to be desired if the actual operating expenses could be cut down to the 30-40% nominal.  

One of the first things we do when we start rehabbning a house is test all the downspout drains with a hose, to see if we have any waterbackup, or water coming into basement, crawl space.

Only a refer and stove  .. no garborator no dishwasher no laundery.so at tenant turn over it was high pressure hose and wash it all out.. genius really.most of my guys in the lower end stuff  have older homes that have hard woods under the carpet they rip carpet out and just paint the hard wood.. some will stain.. those are much easier to care for they have character when you have flaws in them.others I know that have carpet instead of replacing they just dye them a darker color to match the stains. until the carpet ends up very dark brown.. you simply can't compare your SF  high rentals to rentals in other markets you know that you wen through it in PHX..  

And the hose that loves to bang against freshly painted walls when in tight spaces like hallways.We just bought a $200 Wagner sprayer.

The gun will cost around 900-1200 for the kit, both the hose, turbine and gun.

Kitchen and bath wet areas.Flushing areas.Window and door seals.Around all penetrations (hose, faucets, duct work from vents, fireplace and chimney vents).Vinyl, aluminum or wood siding.Stucco or mortar cracks.Interior settling or shrinkage sheetrock cracks.If you have a basement and it has a sump pump, check to make sure it is operating properly, clean the pump screen and remove any soil buildup from the well.Clean and repair gutters.

Of course, when I was through I scrubbed out the truck with soap and bleach and hosed it all out to make sure it was clean for the next renter

My question: If a tenant soaks the streets with a garden hose, seems like they mail a fine, if the tenant leaves, is the owner stuck with the fine, may be an unpaid fine that grows into a lien?

The root cause of the leak was that the outside drip hose had been raised and pinned up against the wall not allowing normal operation.