She rented the place ten years ago 'as is' for a low rent price and is now trying to change the goalposts and have me fix the place up for the same rent which is below market by about 25%.The requests center on making the place 'pretty', the actual function of all the appliances/structure etc are fine.

Your post reminds me of my days posting in poker forums where very often the answer can be an introspective look at oneself and his or her mindset.When someone calls you on the phone in response to your mailing, they're interested / the letter served its function.

Thier function is to follow the terms of the contracts and accept, hold a disburse funds and title.

As a function of that sale the Buyer will want clear and marketable title.

I has the required functionality and seems to do the most precise interest calculations of the 6 odd programs that I tried.

Not sure of the function of the rest of that area.

The time where men's function in society will mainly be sperm donor and jar opener is fast upon us.

I hope people start to utilize the functionality.

You can find the article on CNN at http://money.cnn.com/2010/04/22/real_estate/foreclosure_credit_score/index.htm30 days late: 40 - 110 points90 days late: 70 - 135 pointsForeclosure, short sale or deed-in-lieu: 85 - 160Bankruptcy: 130 - 240Using the above as a function of credit impacts from late payments + impact of foreclosure/short sale/dead in lieu, how does your experience compare to the numbers in the article?

Then listen to what Bill says above...As long as everything is functional and not putting the property or tenants at risk (nothing is about to leak, explode or disintegrate), hold off on the capital repairs until they need to be done.The one exception is stuff that would be a PITA to repair while a tenant is in the property.