Pictures will cover holes in the wall; the couch will sit on that burn mark in the carpet; a coffee table will be sitting on that melted wax in the carpet, etc.

I can design and build a house from the ground up but this investing gig is a whole new ball of wax.

For example, if someone is burning a candle in their house in a way that is unsafe and can lead to a fire, the right thing to do is tell them.

Scented candles work too, as well as a couple of potted (fake) plants on the countertops.

The color runs all the way through, so if tenants ever do screw it up, you can strip and wax it.

I guess Bryans post caused me to wax philosophical.

We've been pretty much toasted as these two approaches waxed/waned through our wallets ever since.

Since my post I have been reading up on green board and it seams it doesn't have much real world advantage over plain sheet rock (just sheet rock with a wax coating?).

Such as: freezing pipes in the winter, overheating in the summer, tenant actions that endanger your property (such as cooking with BBQs indoors, using candles for light, use of extension cords from one dwelling to another and overloading of electrical circuits), humidity build up, garbage overflow and vermin that follow that, etc.

Should you always stay at home eating beans and rice and use candles and have no cable or furniture?