I've replaced a lot of the guts in a toilet and the next time I renovate I'm going to fully rebuild a toilet with stainless steel: the only metal truly suitable for water exposure.* Painting: unless you are so busy you literally don't have time to do this or you hate it with an absolute and irrational passion then you love throwing money away.

Probably not the cheapest solution and I don't know the tenant base but you could put a 4-5' deep porch across the front with an awning/roof, maybe a metal roof since its Texas I assume.

Or 3) if you just want to extend a raised counter from the back of the base cabinets, I've recently discovered some angled metal extensions at Ikea (in the table-leg pick up area - (I guess because they're very short, 6" or so, little angled table legs LOL).  

Use a metal file. it takes two minutes.D) I've never gotten fisheyes and adhesion hasn't been a problem.

Lots of knock off fake products that look real. 25 cents a foot for platic crown, .99 a sf metallic painted ceiling tile, even the real thing was way cheaper.

Of course I rarely if ever would actually physically do this I would hire a clean out crew. but to save those expense's and dump fee's the garage sale works wonders.I just looked at one today.. it was a 100 by 130 metal building literally stacked to the rafters ( 30 feet tall.) with all manner of care machines metal bikes trikes snow mobiles jet ski's campers.

We're going for a retro 1950s look, and are planning to install Wilsonart laminate with a cool pattern, with metal edging. 

If you are not self-employed then an IRA can also be opened.Following are the similarities and differences between the solo 401k and the self-directed IRA.The Self-Directed IRA and Solo 401k SimilaritiesBoth were created by congress for individuals to save for retirement;Both may be invested in alternative investments such as real estate, precious metals tax liens, promissory notes, private company shares, and stocks and mutual funds, to name a few;Both allow for Roth contributions;Both are subject to prohibited transaction rules;Both are subject to federal taxes at time of distribution;Both allow for checkbook control for placing alternative investments;Both may be invested in annuities;Both are protected from creditors;Both allow for nondeductible contributions; andBoth are prohibited from investing in assets listed under I.R.C. 408(m)The Self-Directed IRA and Solo 401k DifferencesIn order to open a solo 401k, self-employment, whether on a part-time or full-time basis, is required;To open a self-directed IRA, self-employment income is not required;In order to gain IRA checkbook control over the self-directed IRA funds, a limited liability company (IRA LLC) must be utilized;The solo 401k allows for checkbook control from the onset;The solo 401k allows for personal loan known as a solo 401k loan;It is prohibited to borrow from your IRA;The Solo 401k may be invested in life insurance;The self-directed IRA may not be invested in life insurance;The solo 401k allow for high contribution amounts (for 2017, the solo 401k contribution limit is $54,000, whereas the self-directed IRA contribution limit is $5,500);The solo 401k business owner can serve as trustee of the solo 401k;The self-directed IRA participant/owner may not serve as trustee or custodian of her IRA; instead, a trust company or bank institution is required;When distributions commence from the solo 401k a mandatory 20% of federal taxes must be withheld from each distribution and submitted electronically to the IRS by the 15th of the month following the date of each distribution;Rollovers and/or transfers from IRAs or qualified plans (e.g., former employer 401k) to a solo 401k are not reported on Form 5498, but rather on Form 5500-EZ, but only if the air market value of the solo 401k exceeds $250K as of the end of the plan year (generally 12/31);When funds are rolled over or transferred from an IRA or 401k to a self-directed IRA, the amount deposited into the self-directed IRA is reported on Form 5498 by the receiving self-directed IRA custodian by May of the year following the rollover/transfer.Rollovers (provided the 60 day rollover window is satisfied) from an IRA to a Solo 401k or self-directed IRA are reported on lines 15a and 15b of Form 1040;Pre-tax IRA contributions on reported on line 32 of Form 1040;Pre-tax solo 401k contributions are reported on line 28 of Form 1040;Roth solo 401k funds are subject to RMDs;A Roth 401k may be transferred to a Roth IRA (Note that from a planning perspective, it may be advantageous to transfer Roth Solo 401k funds to a Roth IRA before turning age 70 ½ in order to escape the Roth RMD requirement applicable to Roth 401k contributions including Roth Solo 401k contributions and earnings.)

I hadn't found a house that I was crazy about purchasing yet, I just couldn't quite find a property that met all the criteria I'm looking for in my investment properties.So as I continued doing it I decided to go back and listen to every podcast from Episode 1 until now and there was one episode that caught my attention in particular. 

You can buy adjustable metal posts and place a few where needed.