The box is also a built-in answering machine and has some other nice features.

It could be from more occupied units in our building or the noise has gotten louder - I don't think is all that relevant.We are also not sue happy people but we also know that no one should have to hear elevator noise each and every time the machine is moving

When I show my units, the in-unit machines are one of the highlights for the tenant and a reason I can charge above market.

However, I came into the office one morning, to my bare and boring cubicle devoid of any anime, action figures, posters, toys, and all the other trinkets techie guys are notorious for collecting and displaying, and sat down at my machine.

No portable dishwashers/washing machines + adding appliances without landlord's consent.

Will it earn enough to pay for itself, will I need a machine for each unit so I don't have the "Susan upstairs is hogging the machine on every weekend and she don't even work during the week" fights, etc.  

I took a 2/1 and made it a 5/3 and it's a cash making machine I've had the same group of college students in it for 3 years and it's not even trashed.

I picked up machines for $75 ea.

Buying sound, good, quality Real Estate where you don't do much work because it's highly desirable, where the job market is very strong even in a down market, AND you hardly have to put any time into it because it runs like a well oiled machine, puts you in to the Investor's Quadrant, paying very little taxes until you die.Over my 21 years of buy and hold Investing in Real Estate, while I was doing this before reading Rich Dad, I always understood that the way to avoid paying taxes is to be in the Investor's Quadrant.

This makes replacing the entire shower tower about as easy as replacing a washing machine, and it can legally be done by you or a handyman you're paying $15-$20/hour for, not a plumber sucking you dry at $100 per.The different in long-term labor costs will really add up over the decades, especially if you invest in durable tile shower surrounds for your rentals, which we do -- you don't have to repair, replace, or cover over the surrounds after the plumber gets done cutting into them to get at or even just to check problems in the many soldered or crimped connections behind the wall in a traditional setup.