If they are crossed it could cause *some* electrical problems.Laptop power supplies in particular are very tolerant of a wide range of voltages, often rated for 100-240v or more.

With all the news about lead in public water supplies, is anyone else concerned it may soon become the landlord's problem to deal with?

Even if OPEC decides today to scale back production it would take many months for the existing supply glut to rebalance and another 6 months to restart the wells and find the necessary personnel to oversee them bare minimum.Lot rents are going to go down more before they come back up, and playing a timing game can make or break you.  

I came across the SimplyCash Business Card from Amex, which among other benefits gives you 5% cash back at office stores and no annual fee.The cool thing about the office store discount is that you can use it to buy gift cards from vendors such as Home Depot, Lowes and Amazon -- my usual goto places for supplies to maintain the property and capex.

Thus, notes that a furniture store issues to finance a customer’s purchases are not securities, since their purpose is to facilitate the purchase.

I will say that often the perspective tenants spent as much time commenting on the existing tenant's furniture, photos or what ever as they did looking at the unit. 

Anyway, I wanted to know if I could use a partner who would live in the property to qualify for an FHA loan, and then I would supply the down payment of 3%.

If you have adequate attic access it may be possible to replumb the entire building supplies with pex.  

At the end of the year when you do your taxes your interest will come back into play but is calculated outside of the OE.A couple of more items to take into account are:LandscapingTrash RemovalTermite and Pest ControlFire and Safety Inspections (Fire Extinguishers and Smoke Detectors)Supplies (Office and Maintenance)Never assume a vacancy rate.

There's plenty of intelligence in the world, but the courage to do things differently is in short supply." ~ Marilyn vos Savant