Or just brush it off with "No, my schedule for the rest of my day is pretty clear as I didn't know how long this would take". 

It includes, among other things, a comprehensive map of the Cleveland area, grading each tract from A+ down to F, with a consistent, objective and transparent methodology using publicly available data rather than a broad-brush subjective approach.

Here is a document that touches on it a bit: https://tax.ohio.gov/static/co...In terms of why some properties may get significant increases in assessed value and others may get a negligible increase, it comes down to what the sales price trend has been in that particular area.

Each town/office/worker is different and it's hard to paint them all with the same brushes.

That works OK for more static investments, but will not provide you with the access to capital you require for more time-sensitive or transaction intensive asset classes.Advisory firms establish plans offering checkbook control, either with an IRA-owned LLC or a Solo 401k trust.  

After you take them down, clean with soap and water, then use a wire brush to remove any heavy rust - a little WD-40 works great as a solvent to help remove the rust.

Not sure that qualifies as a brush with death.  

Brushing up on this, hadn't looked at it in awhile.

If you can cheaply update any metal fixtures (door knobs, and light fixtures especially) to a brushed nickel instead of brass, it will help give the entire place an updated look which usually translates to the property renting quicker.

Most renters barley know which end of a brush to hold and, although they may claim otherwise, paint with the skill of a epileptic pig.