Also the nap, and brush is also very important 

Using a broad-brushed approach to analysis by using a "market cap rate" is foolish to me.

Hey Laura,The hi-desert STR look is full of natural light and soft, muted tones; pastels rather than primary or neon colors.

Too late now unfortunately, you have instantly created a reputation for yourself of being a soft touch landlord.

In most states you can give a month to month tenant a soft eviction with 30 days notice for reasons unrelated to things like retaliation.

There is a nominal yearly fee for this group (I believe it's 55 dollars), which is used to cover soft drinks, a sandwich tray, and renting of meeting space. 

I would just paint the patches not the entire wall or hand the tenant the brush for the rest of the wall.

My plan is to start investing in real estate starting in the beginning of 2017 i was thinking about taking certification classes in carpentry to brush up on my skills from high school as well as certifications in electrical, real estate, house flipping, in replace of the entrepreneurship degree for right now.

I don't maintain any illusion that the important factors begin and end with the Census data and the BLS data and the price trend.But I am totally inexperienced with RE investing, and I have no idea how to consider and weight the influence of the "soft" factors.

quart of rustoleum paint, 3" brush and maybe some masking tape would be easiest and least expensive solution