The rates are always going to be different between anything that is for personal use and anything that is considered purely investment.

Drinks on me next time you are in LA!

Is this purely a numbers situation where I may just need to increase the purchase price?

Put snacks and drinks in one.

I had an extremely similar situation last year, it was a property I was fixing up to sell, the main contractor had some issues (maybe drinking, drug or gambling) and kept asking me for money saying he needed to pay the crew and has been working really hard.

(I also do all of the advertising, tours/viewings, communications resulting from the advertising, but once all of the rooms are rented, and I am purely managing, how are property managing hours discerned, I suppose that's my question here.)

I tried to help but don't want anyone to feel pressured, so I consider the matter closed.well U can lead a horse to water but cant make them drink.. keep in mind many of these folks were or are beginners .. so they may feel very intimidated to do anything but a post on BP.. and or are worried that somehow they will get sued by this guy..

I repair them myself (I knock out the cardboard stiles and replace them with solid pine) but the ones right out of the store are pure junk.

But usually the pure waters facility can handle the flow and treat it before Lake Ontario gets it.

At the end of the day, RE investing just isn't purely about numbers.