I don't change my own oil, hem my own clothes, or make very good phad thai:) I pay people to do these things.

Gives spray oil enamel results with latex ease and no smell.I'd join the local REIA and ask for referals for contractors who do rental rehab.

One of those freind's haS his own business but, unfortunately, he is in an oil-related business and has been effected with that problem in the oil business.  

For context, maintenance + repair costs are 15% of the monthly budget, insurance equates to 12%, and oil constitutes 25%.

Wife and I burn the midnight oil for a week or so prior to auctions.

While oil prices are in the sub-basement, I bet you can buy some wicked good deals on housing that'll look really good in a year when prices go back above $70/barrel.

You can say no in driveway parking and garage may be use for parking only (I specify no oil change/mechanical work in some garages).  

I could save probably a $ thousand a month doing a few things myself - mowing my grass, changing my own oil, grooming the dogs, fertilizing my trees, ironing my shirts, etc. 

We actually own and operate a high-end luxury home cleaning business.We hired professional cleaners upon move-out & also had the carpets professionally cleaned at 6 months living there and again upon move-out and used proper chemicals and a professional power washer to clean any oil stains from the driveway we may have caused with our old work vehicle.Our landlord charged us the following odd, ridiculous charges:$3.33 To empty out the ice from the freezer ice maker $1.08 To screw a lightbulb in the bathroom vanity$30.00 To remove a nice black metal paper towel holder we had put in the kitchen cabinet$6.67 To fill and paint a tiny minuscule hole barely visible to the naked eye in the kitchen pantry door$3.00 For a smoke detector battery$3.33 To remove a small piece of duct tape from a wall switch in the kitchen we had placed there because every time someone flipped the switch accidentally it would turn the dishwasher off.

After months of declining oil prices, job losses, and the subsequent rise in vacancy rates, landlords in Calgary must set themselves apart from the pack – and new regulations around secondary suites might be just the way to do so.