None of this is hard and fast, and the requirements change frequently.  

I am very intrested to join in this forum from long, I found many new topics were discussed in this forum that made me to visit frequently and participate.

Not a fan of painting brick.

And, ya, as a landlord this means you go-to lender might be willing to help you avoid the $25 credit pull fee you charge potential tenants if you wish (it'll be an auth form they sign instead of a $25 check they write).Something that's also a nice bonus with this: If you meet a lender that "can't" give you a quote or any information based on reading a credit report without actually pulling it, that means you've found a dummy that doesn't know how to function without his software, and thus can eliminate him from your pool of potential lenders right off the bat because she or he ALSO isn't going to be able to handle your "I own 5 investment properties, 3 are in an LLC" scenario (mortgage software mostly kind of sucks at these deals, and frequently needs to have the human override bat swung at it... which means you need to be able to do it with a pen/paper/calculator or you shouldn't be doing it at all).

We are there frequently so able to achieve the discounts

I'm a big fan of TOH and The Family Handyman magazines.  

In some states, you can get your broker's license right away (instead of just getting your salespersons license); in other states, you need to be a licensed salesperson for a few years before you can get your broker's license.I'm a big fan of getting licensed, for many reasons...including getting MLS access...

I recently installed a pylon sign board for my restaurant in Toronto from New Style Signs which was quite attractive..Seems like people are noticing the shop frequently .

@Cassidy Burns I am a HUUUGE fan of electronic payments.

The twin forces of special/higher taxes for landlords, combined with the frequent discussion of rent control, make this a challenging place to do business.These issues already caused Central Falls to declare bankruptcy and now word is that Warwick is in pretty bad shape.