I have a second job refereeing ice hockey at the moment that I could lean on if I needed more time during the week to focus on my REI business.

But mortgage pay down and appreciation is the icing on the cake.

Same reason why Coca Cola invests in bottled water, iced tea, fruit juice, etc.

No kidding- I had to dig out the ice scraper for the windshield!

I know many on this site consider appreciation icing on the cake but our economy here is set up differently and is built for any kind of recession with a large government job base so we have seen 40 years of continuous appreciation. 

I've seen a house in the winter where the water pipe had burst, vacant house, and  a frozen water ice fall was coming out of building all the way down the side of the house.. 

I would go with a cream/beige invitation envelope, stamp choice isn't too important however.

Don't get the ones with the ice maker and water filter, it's just more that will break later.

Legally snow removal, maintenance, making sure entryway, stairs, sidewalk are salted and ice-free is landlord's responsibility. 

As opposed to a blue room where some buyers may not have a boy or like blue, the tans, creams, and other earthtone colors are welcomed by almost all.One other thing I see some rehab flippers do wrong is do crappy work on certain items.