And I'm not one to pay sticker price for anything, so I buy these houses for $5000 and replace all the major systems up front for a maintenance-free house for a good long while.

Steve:Sorry I did not get to this last evening as I committed ... it slipped my mind.In our neck of the woods, we have a standard government lease (called Form 6) which, while it is not obligatory we use it, any lease you draw-up yourself cannot deviate or contradict the standard lease ... so most folks use it.The standard lease allows the landlord to attach their own Schedules to the lease ... most notably Schedule A - Additions to the Standard Lease ... this is where your "house rules" are to be found.In our Schedule A, we have a section on Alterations to Rental Property which contains the following clauses:1.The Tenant agrees to use only putty, tacks, pins or finish nails but not stickers or tape as picture hangers. 2.The tenant agrees not to make any additions, changes or alterations to the rental property without prior written permission of the Landlord.

Thats a big sticker shocker

There is a bed set up, the children are playing on the floor and the mother is decorating the walls with large colorful "ABC" stickers.

No flags, signs, stickers, etc. can be displayed where it is visible to the public or neighboring properties.

I'm not an investor, this was for my family and I to live in.I ended up paying full sticker for the 2nd thinking it was a 1st ($110K).

Based on the number of investors we know, and the market we have seen for HUD properties in Florida, we set up a "bidding machine" for investors that specifically targets HUD properties.We send weekly spreadsheets of ...

However, the mindset of the seller is NOT, so what you'll be wise to do is dig into what will likely make a deal a win for the seller (usually the sticker price).   

Even though they have their own in-house team, they charge me at $120/hour for every kind of task like peeling off the sticker from new appliances.

I am shopping for insurance and I'm a little sticker shocked.