Otherwise I use farrow and ball (colormatched by SW) Ammonite (very pale greige)and Purbeck Stone (two tones darker in same palette).

This usually will cost us a small concession for inconvenience to the incoming guest but this pales in comparison to the higher occupancy rate.

The $700 it might cost me for an eviction lawsuit pales in comparison to the cost of litigation i may face by doing something wrong or assuming i know what i'm doing with evictions after foreclosure. 

If the utilities are in their name they might remember to shut off the water while they chat and if they don't no skin off your nose.Another thing to keep in mind is that sewer charges are often related to water consumption so excess water use bites twice.Sure once in a while you may get a tenant that stiffs you and if they have other damages you might end up eating the cost of a few months of utilities once every 10 years but that pales compared to the lost funds when you pay them yourselves every month on every property for those 10 years.

Also, I've started painting all of our units a very, very pale yellow/linen color (the wife picked it out and everyone that sees it loves it) and the trim all gets hi-gloss white enamel.

We have a condo in Scripps Ranch and whatever cash flow we ever made on it pales in comparison to the appreciation we've experienced.Finding properties in SoCal that meet the 50% "rule" are hard to come by unless you shake hands on a mouth-watering deal or buy somewhere in gang-land.

The cash flow from a large multifamily property, while significant, will usually pale in comparison to the gains that can be realized by selling at a new value added NOI/exit cap rate.If you have investors who are content to give you their money and sit and collect cash flow, then a refi and hold forever strategy might work.

Taking into account the debt pay down, tax benefits, and cash flow from option 1, that $20K profit from option 3 pales in comparison to option 1.

Quote from @Michael Paling: It sounds like you just need to start calling a bunch of local lenders and asking them what they can do or how they can help in your situation.

Unless you have room to increase revenue, the return does pale in comparison to what folks are seeing on the rust belt on the other side of the Great Lakes, but it looks fine when stood alongside the over-heated mess that is Toronto these days.