One account covers the gas for the common area heating, another the hot water for the washing machine, and honestly it rents easier when the tenant is not stressed about what the winter gas bills might be!

I have a tenant, or former tenant, who has been putting feces in the community washing machines and on the floor and under the machines.  

I only have one rental property but, for what its worth, the tenants I've had have always been very accommodating to allow me to show the house.In fact, one tenant happened to come at the end of a showing and he raved to the applicants about what a great house and neighborhood it was.  He

Justin is right it gets brittle I have painted vinyl if not to bad and havereplaced just the part the sun hit the most ( it seems to crack easier)I power washed before painting

I'm willing to take the risk because: 1) localized ponding is OK by me and 2) as long as the building doesn't wash away, I can install a new boiler if needed.

For plumbing, you're likely in the $200-300 per fixture range (with fixtures being faucets, water heater, exterior hose bibs, washer box, toilets, washing machine, etc).

I knew he had some labor type guys working as he was hardly ever there and he had said he was using them, because they were so cheep he could get more $$ doing other projects..My agreement with him was “ he was to provide all labor except required contractors”.

Boy was he ever right!

It is not a big issue you first wash the area with shampoo because it will remove the urea salt which is making the odor after that apply the chemical odor removing spray which is easily available in the market.

Power washing and some type of acid wash plus power washing did not remove the black coloration from the otherwise standard concrete color floor.