I attend school at UC Santa Barbara, and I'm currently working with the local SB REIA founder.If you find investors to joint venture on his properties, he'll give you $500 commissions, which is great!

Can we put in the lease that we'll only pay up to said amount, say $170/quarter so they can't just leave the water on constantly knowing we're paying?

I read a suggestion on a DIY forum to tape the wall/ceiling joint flat (butt the tape into ceiling instead of overlapping) so you don't have to disturb then try to match the popcorn.

Joint tenancy may suffice in a swift transition & will avoid probate. 

I am constantly annoyed by the yapping, 3 legged chihuaha that my idiot neighbor has.

Life rewards those who are willing to constantly expand and test the boundaries of their comfort zone.

I'd wager that the most successful people are the ones that can stay focused on their goals and take steps daily to meet them, instead of constantly changing what their goals are.

You need to calculate an annual loan constant and compare that to the cap rate...not the coupon rate of the note.

We've dicussed a number of possible joint ventures, some in depth.

IF it is PVC maybe a glued joint just loosened up or was weak to begin with?