He was eating Doritos and drinking a chocolate milk, sitting the curb outside a 7-11 when he decided he would change his life.

Just look at the milk industry - it's almost all Latinos.

Most Turn Key Providers milk out every ounce of profit.

Investor committees are put together lawyers come in .. they oust the GP... now you have a lawyer and investors trying to run the asset they fail miserably because the lawyer is milking the deal.. then they just all cry  foul and start getting the DA involved 500 complaints to DA they have to do something they charge the 2  not just one but 2 owners of the company with criminal... one guy got 6 years in Folsom the other 9 in San question..

With the HAMP incentive my mother had, I want to milk that while the mortgage is under her name.

I'm originally from the area and occasionally make a trip back to the land of milk and honey to spend some time with my relatives. 

I'm no plaster expert but If I was guessing the choice will be between taking the walls down and hanging drywall, or maybe skimming over the plaster after removing the fabric covering.

Aside from that, I'd strongly recommend The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs - it's not a super exciting read, but it's easy to skim through and get a sense of things.

IMHO ... you can never make popcorn ceilings look better.Time to spray, scrape and skim!

Hired a highly recommended PM company, and have been nothing but disgusted since:  seems like their main focus is milking me and the properties for every dime they can!