If you find that you need to replace cabinet boxes, home depot sells unfinished birch that paints much nicer than the oak cabinets available at menards or lowes (oak can have tannins leak through and yellow the paint if not properly prepped if you use regular paint).

Shortly after moving in, this house (built in 2006 so 18 yrs old) styarted having issues - cooktop working erratically, they replaced it with a high-end (GE Profile) new one.....Dishwasher started leaking, replaced with brand new GE Profile. 50 Gal water heater went out (elements) they replaced.So in just 6 months, they have spent about $5000 on me.

They brought in a "plumber", said the house had multiple leaks in the pipes, needed re-piping and concrete broken up to fix the second leak.

Check under sinks if you can, many times slow leaks occur there that go unreported.6.

Cap Ex was relatively high last year due to a water line leak wiped out a good portion of the profits the Cap Ex that year was around 48%of rent since rent was lower.

On Saturday, 6/29, in the late afternoon, for the second time within two weeks, the sewer trap was backing up....thank God for leak sensors. 

On one recent listing (where I've discounted my fee) I went by and noticed there was a roof leak.

Today I went to look at the meter and I didn't see a constant usage that I thought would be a sign of a leak in the pipe between the meter and the shutoff valve.  

It’s 4 years old and had a recent leak.

Don't be house poor or you may be houseless when the next downmarket, job loss, recession, or stubborn leak shows itself.If anyone is looking for advice on small software companies, or agencies, or balancing a startup during a day job, I will try to reply or answer DMs as best possible.