@Kevin Allen - These are for Chicago, but likely very similar for other local housing authorities...MOST COMMON FAIL ITEMSInoperable light fixtures and improperly wired electrical outlets (reverse polarity, open ground, hot neutral reverse, etc.)Deteriorated and unstable paint on surfaces (peeling, cracking, chipping, etc.) in units built prior to 1978 where children under the age of six reside or will resideMissing, inoperable or incorrectly mounted smoke and carbon monoxide detectorsBroken or inoperable windows (cracked glass panes, broken locks, drafty frames, etc.)Exposed electrical wires/connections (light fixtures missing globes, electrical junction boxes missing cover plates or knockout plugs, breaker boxes with open sockets, etc.)Broken/faulty door locks and drafty doorsCutting hazards, including protruding sharp nails pipes/metals objects with jagged edges,deteriorated sheet metal, cracked glass blocks on windows,etc.

Maybe even try one with a gold (shiny or worn) frame (don't be afraid to mix metals!).

Scrap metal sales also can go back to guy who carries it to the junk yard.

Slightly off topic but if you replace the supply lines of your toilets do not forget to use the braided metal lines on the Clothes Washers.  

quality of well water is extremely important. need to sample not only for potable criteria but the full range of regulated substances. naturally-occuring metals such as arsenic can be very expensive to treat. 

I still don't understand what classes you think are required to take a broker exam, if you have already met all of the requirements to be allowed to take the brokers exam.  

If you start seeing people feed themselves while you are only left with some scraps, it's easy to start developing an iron-clad way of doing things. 

I'd be interested in even getting a better roof (i.e. metal) if I didn't have to pay for all of it at once.  

You know how to have an iron clad agreement?

I have gone to parks from a CL ad only to find a FSBO I wasn't aware was there and that's the deal I did.If you don't see anything on CL, you can look in the yellow pages for parks in your area.