Treat with Termidor on the outside perimeter.On the inside, treat with Phantom, around pluming drain and supply protrusions, window sills, behind electrical plates, door thresholds.Phantom: http://www.amazon.com/Phantom-Termiticide-Insectic...Termidor: http://www.amazon.com/Termidor-SC-Termiticide-20-o...This one two punch is very effective.

Be careful with buying your own materials - a lot of contractors won't warranty the work if they don't supply the materials.

Certain areas of Memphis are going to grow very strong within the next few years, helped in no small part by a ready supply of solid housing stock.

Individual window air units in each unit.WATER: One water supply, making water included in rentELECTRIC: Individual meters for the 4 two bedrooms, making each unit responsible to pay electric on their own.CURRENT RENTS: Gross: 3050 -(2 bedrooms:700, 700, 675,and 400 for unit with property manager) 575 for basement unit. 

My rental condo is located in a very competitive market just outside San Francisco. there is a great supply of quality tenants and I never have vacancy time of more than a few days when they need to move.

It was determined that, historically, when the stock market gets shaky many investors take their funds out put them into more tangible assets like real estate causing less supply in the housing market, causing a bubble.

Philly has some great MFRs (in short supply, but they are there) and the market has a lot going for it.

Profitability to us = cost (mortgage) plus expenses (utilities, housekeeping, furnishing, supplies - long list) exceeded, plus at least 10% of downpayment recaptured every year. 

The demand has had a response in supply and Houston currently ranks #2 in the country for approval of multi family properties.

How about Supply & Demandsay you have a car instead of a housewould you find the seller first or the buyer?