So many teaching, and humbling moments.The truth is, REI is a grind in the beginning.  

Even if the landlord had decided to try to evict the man for possibly disturbing the neighbors with noise during the domestic violence episode, the courts in MA are strongly biased in favor of the tenant, and with the girlfriend refusing to press charges, it's very unlikely that an eviction would have been successful.How could any landlord have prevented this?  

Tenant B complains that they hear kids running around all the time.I decided to post a notice to all tenants that there is a noise ordinance and that tenants may not interfere with the peaceful enjoyment of the neighbors.

A commute from Wake County can be a real grind, and as the area's population continues to grow, the delays will get worse.

I know otherwise because a lot of their stuff is there, they keep my upstairs tenants up with their noise, and my water bill was higher this quarter than it's ever been.

Like I said though, I have no idea what results to expect from this in the future, but I'm not going to dismiss it as just "noise" just yet...

I offered to repaint his garage doors (which desperately need it) in exchange for him putting up with the all the noise from the jackhammering.

[Note: hydro rate is $0.105/kW].As long as you prep your purchaser/tenants that they may incur a usage spike if relying on baseboards during a prolonged cold-snap, there should be little noise.

If you contact the title company and tell them you want a discount on that and make enough noise they will normally bend.

If a city is many years into a good cycle, you can bet that developers will eventually overshoot, and apartment construction will grind to a halt and rents citywide will shrink.