It has exceeded it's useful life and it is so much easier to replace it now, rather than waiting until it has leaked and ruined a tenant's clothes (water heater is in a closet).  

I started running a clothing brand and learned a lot from my venture.

My lowest rent units, often they leave almost everything, beds/sofas/closets full of clothes.

Replaced by higher end clothing retailers, antique shops, nicer restaurants (Hodads being a hangover because of the quality of their burgers), etc.

This morning she sends a text saying the smell is much worse, in her hair and clothes.

Rose,Yesterday, I bought $165 worth of clothes and gifts at my son's volleyball tournament in Columbus, Ohio, and drove back to Washington, DC, only to realize I left everything in Columbus for some stranger to inherit.  

A mattress on the floor, boxes of clothes and personal belongings in the corner but no other furniture.

The way you offset your income is through the tax strategies available to real estate investors, which include depreciation, car expenses, clothing, cellphone, meals, computer, Internet, home office, travel, etc.

Paying for the roof over head, feeding and clothing family, buying healthcare insurance (I like HSA plans for the investment opportunity), put gas in the non-work car, etc. all comes from somewhere. 

Because our tenants only need to bring their clothes and laptop and can rent just the months they will be at the university, we can charge much higher rents than an average student can afford.