This leads to a unique appreciation component in property values and escalating rents as well.

I realize this may be a fairly unique situation but I'm wondering whether anyone can opine on this or point me to the right resources.With the help of my parents I bought a condo in NYC several years ago.

I think the key is to plan ahead and bundle preventative maintenance so you can accomplish multiple tasks in one weekend.

If you haven't noticed, almost all of these questions started with "how can I".This changes our perpective on the tasks at hand immensely.

As others have already pointed out, if you're going to take on this task by youself....

s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1328745898&sr=1-5)I have a regular keyed entry for the main door, this one is almost a no-brainer as I don't want ex-tenants to have access to the common area after they move out and with 6 units, there could be a lot of rekeying.I'm thinking of setting it up as follows:Main door-8 unique codes -1 for each unit -1 "master code" that only I have -1 "maintenance code" that I can give out to contractorsEach apartment-3 unique codes -1 code matches tenants front door code -1 code is my master (this is on all doors) -1 code is maintenance code (also on all doors)Without doing much shopping around, this would cost me about $700 up front, $100 per lock.Here's my list of pros/cons...I'd love for somebody to add to itCons-High up-front cost $100 per lockPros-No lockouts-No rekey fees-No hassle for me to get in or give code to contractor-NO KEYSWhat do you think?

One thing that's really helped me was creating instructional videos for every task I want done, saving it in Google Drive and sharing only the necessary ones with the person assigned to that task.

It was the turning point in our investing career, we were free to go find deals negotiate do high dollar tasks.

Luckily, we have a very active, and very unique group.

Dealing with a homeowner is a daunting task and not for the weakOf heart.