They also provide towels, sheets, soap, shampoo, sponges and dish soap.

I really detest the idea but I don't see any way around it politically or economically.The root of the problem was caused by the government several years ago when they passed legislation letting activists organizations like ACORN apply pressure on lenders to force them to write loans that should NEVER have been written.

I doubt that you can sell it with those tenants in place.Your biggest (and cheapest) inprovement is going to be fresh paint throughout, and diligent cleaning.I wouldn't do anything with those kitchen cabinets except wash them with Murphy's Oil Soap and rub some lemon oil on them.

Many of these so-called bankers were aristocrats from other nations and had no roots in this country.

I want and am rooting for Detroit but I still won't invest in the city. 

If not a quarter acre of grass is a lot to hand water and very time consuming as new grass from seed must be watered a few times a day until it roots.

I've moved recently and can't lay my hands on the product I have left.One of my friends says this formula works but I've never tried it: 5 oz hydrogen peroxide1 tsp vinegar1 tsp baking soda1/2 tsp dishwasher orange soap (something about the orange scent help break up the urine smell), or for best results use 3 drops of wild orange essential oilMost of us won't rent to tenants with cats for this reason....it's hard to get out AND every other animal that wanders by going forward....will mark the same spot.

Since they sometimes have no real roots in the area, you run the risk that they might just up and leave...

To say Eddy's risk assessment is simply a qualitative investment decision omits that the particular idea may be qualitative in nature but it matters because it has a quantifiable root.

Fixing the root cause may be the more costly issue.