My experience is if things are this messed up (tenants paying each others utilities without knowing it) you are just scratching the surface.

Debris should be removed from the roof surface to prevent premature wear and proper drainage.- Repair: Pointing of deteriorated mortar between the bricks of the exterior walls is advisable throughout to prevent further deterioration (front and rear).- Repair: Damaged brickwork at the rear wall should be repaired to preserve the wall.- Repair: The loose siding at the front porch roof line should be re-secured to avoid wind-damage and varmint/pest entry and moisture intrusion...

Yes, they CAN scratch but on the whole, they hold up much better than carpet, or most other surfaces.

If you think it does, then you don't understand who you are, and it won't matter what you call yourself.If you paint houses, but don't like the term "painter", it won't matter if you tell others you are a "surface color coordinator"...you still paint things.

Call Surface Concepts just have it recoated.  

We are in a new age of organized crime, where criminals do something sooooo nearly legal that appears moral on the surface, but when actually analyzed is either a scam or fraud.

This may be simple and almost "common sense”, but sometimes the answers to complex problems are simple.I've only touched the surface on SEO, but just know that it's not complicated.

I have wood floors, it is a hard surface but not cold.

Agreed on the price, on the surface it is insanely high.  

When the windy season (or rain, if we get any in a given year) arrives in autumn, I take it down; the tarp generally lasts 2-3 years before needing replacement.Anyway, I'd like to replace that with a robust permanent structure, which I'm envisioning as being a similar structure as the tarp thing; two corners attached to 2x4s in the eaves, the other two out in the yard attached to a 2x4 or 4x4 set of wood posts, fastened securely to the cement surface in the yard.