Ali, sounds like this property could give you some tax benefits (lower your overall tax bill, since your other properties are in the black), especially once you factor in depreciation!

seeyou brought pain on your self by not following the rulesif all the rules are laid out in black and white and you are reading red and green then you may have a caseenjoy

I also have to throw props out to Bryan, who got me to visit Black's in Lockhart. 

Actually the kitchen has black/stainless steel appliances and the tile is blue.

Greetings All!I'm very interested in learning about non-performing notes & the organization of self study courses really appeal to me. David VH is currently having a 40% off sale on his "Wealth Building with Defau...

But often previous tenants will leave good quality curtains/blinds that stay.During the last rental we rehabbed I missed a large black plastic construction bag the guys stapled to over one of the the windows.

I'd also check out the Black Diamond meeting in Waltham (2nd one in Worcester).  

what about a dress shirt with a tie, jeans, and brown or black dress shoes?

i'd never buy there, but we go for areas like westland and livonia (only SFR's). one of my agents has a duplex (i believe) on the edge of detroit and redford and he has a big black guy collect the rent and manage everything. he is happy he got it because it's cash flowing like crazy. but he never sets foot there. if this city ever comes back we (the ones that dont want to touch it now) will look like fools.

Whenever we've laid poison at properties, it goes in one of those big black containers, allen bolt screwed down, with a cable tie just in case.