Much respect to you.  

Feel free to message me to connectJasln HawkWith all due respect, responses that have nothing to do with the OP's post do not contribute to the thread.

architects are licensed in their respective states I would find out who regulates them and threaten to file a complaint with the licensing agency in your state, if you don't have a permit ready set of plans by a specific date.  

I find that tenants respect a property a lot more when it is in good shape.Can you turn a place in over night, sure, but I do not believe you will get the highest rent when the property is not up to snuff.The beauty of this entire thread and original question is that you can make you lease any way you want.

I have a great deal of respect for what you do.

The discussion above is with respect to Canada.We do have properties in the U.S.A., but the present melancholy of the Loonie has slowed that venture a little for us.

-They have backwards priorities -They are professionals and know they will get several more months out of the home even after you file for evection-They are simply bad with managing their money-Something changed in their lives and they can no longer afford to live there/ need to save money to get into the next place-They bit off more than they could chew initially (similar to being bad at managing money but more future budget related)The people that do pay are regular people who want a decent place to live and respect how the system works. 

I agree with Jeff in some respects and will point you in the direction of some websites that deal with CDW.GOVERNMENT's websites:http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Safety-Education/Safety-Edu...http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?

If it were me, out of respect for my elders, I'd probably go along with it.

Thank You ; We are looking for investor's and Respect your web-site in finding them . we were told Bigger Pockets is where we should find investor's