This is really a marketing business before anything else....so whether its our $1 bill or anything else, you have to give people a reason to remember you, as well as stand out from all the other crap in their mail box.

Once they chip they look like the crap they are. :-)

John Jackson I so appreciate the fact that you've put a positive spin on the reason for font requirements.I, as a too-often-burned-and-therefore-seeing-the-glass-half-empty skeptic, figure it is just a way for legislators to determine our contracts illegal and to be able to penalize and fine the crap out of us.I much prefer your thinking.:)

I look for clients and myself day in and out and 90% of properties out there are overpriced and the sellers numbers are crap.

Craigslist has improved by adding Map View.Map View filters out all the crap and repeat/spam listings and makes CL much more pleasant to use.That said, during my last couple rental listings, I got way more inquiries from Trulia.

I don't put up with anyone's crap or kiss any rear-ends, unless I know I'm doing it as a strategy.I realized what I disliked was other people having power over me.

A piece of crap house with a flat roof got hit harder than a cute bungalow because, hey, it's not as easy to sell and costs more to repair.

She has one illegal cat and after my last effort to offer her 19.00 huge Tupperware tub which she refused she clapped back at me and said I’m getting a puppy beagle as a gift from my nanny who is also to blame for dumping her crap in the hall supposidly.

SFRs are more of a crap shoot, IMHO, because a good tenant will produce higher returns while a major expense will really hurt.

If not with increased management fee you are looking closer to 60% to 65% cost and not 50% annually.Tenants not directly billed bu the water authority use about 30 to 35% more water monthly and do not report water leaks.If the tenants are not paying then you will have months of lost rent,damage to the units,and reconditioning costs.You need to pay close attention to the EXISTING tenant base going in.Run your own checks on them.The existing landlord might have just filled the building up to dump off crap tenants on someone else.The fact that this property has changed hands so frequently leads me to believe it has serious problems.People get think they get a deal and then want to jump off the burning ship quick before going down.Check title history chain and see if you can locate previous owners,their attorney etc. on documents.You can also look up if a previous corp bought it and the controlling officers.