I fronted the +3k in supplies and labor and got it back up to an inhabitable status.

And after messing around with the washing machine in another unit for a couple hours, I've decided we will no longer supply this amenity to new tenants.

Criminals are quite lazy by nature, and many will look for lower hanging fruit.Check the storage units supply companies online. 

Hi All,We got an email this morning from a tenant who ran into the water supply main for the building with his car last night. 

An example of the opposite of this would be movement towards rent control, for example the recent legislation passed in New York City.At a high level, you are looking for positive trends that influence supply and demand in your favor. 

You may also be able to claim portion of repairs or other supplies used in your business.

My local apartment association supplies all leases, forms and lots of information on their website, all catered toward state and local laws.

The previous RE crash was not just driven by the condition of the economy- there were highly systematic flaws in bank financing procedures that lead foreclosure (and therefore excessive supply) in a manner that a normal economic crisis would not likely cause to the same degree.

Supply and demand sets prices, and that factor increasing rental demand more than offset the decrease due to the wider economy (source) (you can also see that "have pulse, get mortgage" actually drove rents down ahead of the crash... by contrast it is now pretty hard to get a mortgage, further driving rent demand):And, finally, if you purchased in 2007 you probably got an ARM.

This is a nice, clean basement apartment, but very under-supplied.