Knowing I will be reviewed by my guests, I also take extra care to make sure the property is well maintained, including annual flowers as needed, mowing, paint, power washing, etc.  

The money you "save" by doing everything yourself can be washed away with one mistake.

In fact, PM#3 was evicting tenants left and right...problem was he wasn't finding "qualified" applicants to replace them with. 

What's the point of having a $40k kitchen if no one will come through the paint peeling door to look at it.I always power wash the outside and almost always paint it.

Did a little detective work and I think what happened was he left early without legally returning possession, so they filed eviction and detainer, plus the difference between his security and the 2 months rent loss.I just offered them the unit with 2 conditions, last month as Mark helpfully suggested (didn't know that was legal) and that they use an automatic ACH payment or a service like Cozy.I was planning on asking them to sign at least a 15 month so it's up in the spring next time.

January 7th two more: frozen pipe and as a result broken washing machine valve leaking all over the laundry room.

These can kill a project and in many cases explain why an infill lot isn't being developedn/a6) Check CC&Rs to ensure that the neighborhood plan doesn't have any restrictions that apply to your projectn/a7) Check the Plat to ensure there are not special restrictions listed on it - These can be a gotcha as they aren't in the CC&Rs, but may still be enforceablen/aNow you are ready to design which sets up a new list1) Foundation design - hire an engineer, soils and slope will impact the costlucky to have a natural french drain 100 ft back from the home on the property line so ran all roof & sump wash to it.2) Retaining walls if you have a slopen/aOur last build.....Extras Setback at least 180 ft from the road.$1800 for millings for a large double width driveway base (crusher run/stone was a waste of time).30 loads of free fill (we tapped into the local pool installers) then $4500 for 12 loads of clean top soil fill & several days of heavy equipment leveling.$3500 for more top soil & hydro seeding of .7 acre (of the 1.75 acre build site).We had looked at a beautiful 12 acre lot for $20,000 but the setbacks were over 300 ft & utility runs were a major cost issue.

David, does that mean that if I debit my HELOC $8900 and then credit my mortgage $8900, that it would be a "wash" from an LTV standpoint since I'm not really reducing my LTV on the property, and the PMI would stand, because in effect, I'm not reducing the total lien on the property?

I soak the fiber in cool water with lots of detergent in an old laundry tub outside, and just dump it on my grass --three or four washings to a batch.  

My girlfriend is having to wash ALL their clothes, clean the entire apartment, and many other things she shouldn't have to be doing.