Pack some cold weather clothes!

The current tenant has completely trashed his side, clothes/junk everywhere, Reeks of smoke (especially in the basement, has never cleaned a toilet in years it seems, and just renewed this supposed lease we never saw.)The rent for this whole property is supposedly is 850 and 875.We made our offer at 125k contingent on reviewing the lease agreement, property inspection, and including a new roof.

For a $70K house take one for $30K, a couple of $10s, a few $5s etc.Back in the '80 in Houston it helped to have a clothing "signal" so you could find each other, like trying to find a needle in a haystack sometimes.

While you may earn $$$$$ as part of your work, if you work long hours, have a long commute, posture with expensive clothes, your true earnings are less, $$$ or $$.So it's important to keep your relationship with money in the back of your mind in all your ventures.

We send our maintenance guy to inspect all clothes washer connections at  move in.

You can make minor adjustments based on the type of appliances (dishwasher, clothes washer and dryer, air conditioning, etc.) and the size of the rental.

No clothes or food or kitchen utensils.Next time, start the process ASAP, not on the 30th.

Even now in what some consider a good or growing economy, the sales of men’s suits and business clothes struggles.-- A US government report released in April 2013 stated the actual number of people working in the US workforce is at 1992 levels.

Cash flow and rents will be more important.Potential rent: $1300-1400Repairs:Tricky to say, I need to get some better numbers and estimates from contractors, but there are very few in this town and are exorbitantly expensive, so we plan on some sweat equity, purchasing materials in the lower 48 and having a cargo container shipped up and repairing / updating at our leisure.Downstairs will need new carpet (about 400SF), other half of downstairs has Pergo, but we might re-do the whole floor as the Pergo is in the entryway, kitchen, and 1/2 bath, all high-wear and moist/damp places, and it's a few years old.Upstairs will need new carpet.

And he had her removed from the house, and she only has the clothes on her back.