Contractors: $28,388.03  Insurance: $645.65  Meals: $868.39  Job Supplies: $32,604.29  Travel: $70.00  Utilities:​ $381.05  Total cost of renovation: $62,957.41 Total Money spent on project: $148,957  Estimated House Value: ​$180K  Upside Equity: ​$31,043 

PM me and we can start coordinating.Jason, I'm not actually in Austin, though I do visit Killeen regularly, and I think I owe Bryan a meal.

Pest guy said it's often difficult to treat due to uncooperative tenants that don't properly prep and due to the bugs spreading when tenants abandon the unit instead of reporting the infestation-- because when the "meal" leaves the bedbugs spread out looking for a place to eat.

It is my nature to want to counsel and encourage them and find a healthier spot for them and the kids to live.

@Mike McKinzie   Next time your up if your over in Seaside Astoria area I will show you my project I am building and buy you a seafood meal... bring your Goretex !!

Word of caution; be wary of anyone implying something is a free meal ticket.

If they have been going up just a little each year expect a large increase as the cities and counties are now looking for money in what they deem a healthier economy.

The cost savings to your company for the trade off in meals eaten within a restaurant (plus gratuity), vs. cooked within the VR, might be a good selling point if it's something you need to build a case for.

The market feels "healthier" - was very much needed!

If flights are $500, hotel $200, a couple meals out, rental car/uber, on top of all the other costs of owning rentals, that significantly burdens profit.