These are the amounts of rent the housing authorities will pay for rent to Section 8 landlords.So, for instance, here's the King County list of payment standards for each zip code:http://www.kcha.org/Portals/0/PDF/Landlords/Paymen...Then, really, a trip to Craigslist should fill in the rest, or at least verify the HUD payment standards.  

Candle wax on fireplace: scrape up the big stuff, use a hair dryer or heat gun with something absorbent to wick up the rest, or use a wax dissolver such as mineral spirits.Personally, I wouldn't see any of this as something I would try to collect.

I would like to see the house restored by the buyer to the nice condition it was once in.

To restore tenancy, reimbursement of any court fees or legal costs are required to restore tenancy - this can be expensive!

They even sometimes have funds to have their items inventoried, removed, cleaned, and stored if their items are restorable.

The process takes some effort and a lot of leadership, but you can capture the value that create by owning a significant amount of property.You can buy into a bad area and follow best practices to help restore the neighborhood.

Many of the architectural styles overlap, and for most investors on BP they aren't restoring historical homes, but redesigning older homes and updating their looks, adding modern conveniences, etc.

Well, I hope your lease with the salon is a commercial lease and a good one at that - commercial tenants in PA do not have all of the same rights as a residential tenant, but if the lease gives them those rights ...A typical lease will have language to the effect that alterations (painting exterior) must be approved, and if approved must be restored to prior condition.

But the damage was done and the entire garage was ruined.The insurance company covered the expense for restoration except for $1k of deductable and more than $6k of non-recoverable depreciation (insurance policy).

There is a Federal Program (Administration for Community Living) that provides funding and technical support to Community Development and Housing Preservation organizations throughout the country that focus on building or restoring housing that can then be used for Supportive Housing (http://www.acl.gov/About_ACL/FederalInitiatives/Ho...)The challenge is that the majority of this funding is targeted to the chronically homeless, Veterans, and people with HIV/AIDS.