It is refreshing to hear successful investors who are willing to talk about their mistakes because it can be beneficial to both the new and experienced investor.

I find it refreshing to find a group of people that are truly interested in networking and helping other people to achieve their goals.

When units get turned over they get refreshed and raise rents to market.

It's so refreshing to meet a new landlord who actually has read the landlord-tenant law. 

@Cole Fleishour@Joe Splitrock@Mary M.Joe, spot on sensible comments - inspections, radon, animals.Mary, refreshing display of "not-so-common" common sense.Radon:Really simple for this one, if they want the test, then get it tested.

At least in Ohio,  the utility never refreshes the connections unless asked to,  so you can see places that they could be 50 years old. 

Yes, a tenant can decide to leave, they do that anyway, and that gives us the opportunity to to refresh the unit and raise the rent.  

Just to refresh your memory, I am trying to get a permit to replace 6-8 studs and put new siding on the back wall.

I would recommend that you non-renew them with the reasoning that you want to do "refresh" the units and you need them vacant to do this.  

Here's our before and almost finished after of a kitchen we refreshed: