.)$120$0 Exterior Light Fixtures$35.004$140Layers Tear Off (sq ft)$0.30$0 Smoke Alarm$12.004$48Repair Flat Roof$2,500.001$2,500 Doorbell$25.001$25PaintHeat and AirInterior Painting$2,800.001$2,800New HVAC$2,800$0Interior Door Painting (each)$5010$500Replacing Existing HVAC$2,4001$2,400Replace Sheetrock (Room)$3008$2,400Ductwork Needs Replaced$4008$3,200Ceiling $5001$500New Ductwork$600$0Interior Walls Retexture (Room)$1505$750Clean & Service HVAC$250$0Wood Windows$35$0Thermostat$1001$100Exterior Full Painting (sq ft)$1.601000$1,600DoorsExterior Trim Painting (sq ft)$0.80800$640Interior Door Replacement$10012$1,200Kitchen Cabinets (linear ft)$2020$400Exterior Door Replacement$2002$400Paint Tub$500$0Door Jamb Replacement$601$60Floor Cover (sq ft)Double Garage Door Replacement$500$0Subfloor $1.00$0 Garage Door Opener$500$0Carpet$2,800.00$0 French Door$500$0Tile$4.00$0 Front Door$5001$500Backerboard$1.00$0 Interior Hardware$7.9612$96Linoleum$2.75$0 Exterior Hardware$202$40Hardwoods Sand & Refinish$3.00$0 WindowsHardwoods Polish Only$1.00$0 Small Metal Replacement$120$0Hardwoods Install$5.00$0 Medium Metal Replacement$140$0Laminate Install$5.00$0 Large Metal Replacement$160$0Carpet Cleaning$0.05$0 Small Wood Replacement$200$0PlumbingMedium Wood Replacement$225$0Plumbing Entire Service (sq ft)$2.00$0 Large Wood Replacement$250$0Water Heater (installed price)$250$0 Small Pane Replacement$20$0Kitchen Sink (Y/N)$175$0 Medium Pane Replacement$30$0Kitchen Faucet$100$0 Large Pane Replacement$8015$1,200Disposal$90$0 CarpentryBathtub$200$0 Trim Replace (linear ft)$1.25500$625Tile Tub Surround (sq ft)$0 Kitchen Cabinets Replace (linear ft)$10032$3,200Tub Faucet$0 Cabinet Doors Replace$520$100Sink Faucet$0 Cabinet Hardware Replace$3100$300Bathroom Sink$0 Countertop Replacement (linear ft)$3016$480Shower Stall$300$0 Backsplash Replacement (sq ft)$416$64Shower Pan$800$0 Bath Vanity$2252$450Shower Door$200$0 Medicine Cabinet$150.002$300Showerhead$40$0 Ceiling Repair$2,500.001$2,500Toilet$125$0 Soffit Replacement (linear ft)$20250$5,000Complete remodel kitchen$12,0001$12,000 Guttering (linear ft)$3.50250$875Complete remodel bath$5,0002$10,000 Wood Repair/Replace/Remodel$3,2001$3,200AppliancesOtherRefrigerator$500$0Permits Required$5002$1,000Range$4501$450Misc.

We actually met at HER storage unit and found the missing items along with medicine cabs, closet doors, a range, etc.

However, I am seeing that happen in many of my rentals as people increasingly can't survive on their own.If the Bush tax cuts expire (thereby causing tax increases); cap and trade drastically increases utility costs and the cost of goods generally; socialized medicine is voted in (at a HUGE cost); etc the pressure on people will grow exponentially.

If there's any excess (never happens), we have to send it to the tenant.Certain things must be given to the tenant free of charge like medical equipment, medicines, etc.Wisconsin sucks.Mike

Frankly, I'd also get pictures/videos of whatever's inside the medicine cabinet given the cost of prescription meds these days.The second to last thing you need is a lawsuit from the deadbeat stating that you took revenge on their stuff.

Not the ones that are too busy studying medicine to know about anything else ;-)

That's partly why the idea of trying to be independent off the bat interested me.I've thought about doing medicine and then specializing and doing something neuro-related (the brain interests me).

But don't disparage the smart people who aren't satisfied with those kinds of answers.Thanks to those types of people, you have modern medicine, modern transportation and pretty much every other technological breakthrough this world has ever seen.Again, there is a big analogy between ignorant people and people on welfare...they both look to the rest of us to make their lives better so that they can go through life not realizing what else there is.

As I responded to this in another thread...It's now been over 40 years since socialized medicine became a core part of our country's medical system (Medicare implemented in 1965), and yet most of the predictions Reagan made on that record haven't happened.Which leads me to believe that Reagan was incorrect in his assessment.

I suspect two of the issues that will come up are "It's socialized medicine and we don't want that," and "It's going to be expensive."