Rehabbed the kitchen: tore out all upper cabinets, cleaned up some mold, repainted the walls/scraped the popcorn ceiling, put in faux shiplap (8in plywood strips), hung up open shelves, installed new light fixtures, painted inside and outside of under the counter cabinets (dark Blue), replaced drawers, added new stainless steel cabinet/drawer handles, tore down non-load bearing wall, replaced tiles, re-routed light switch, and painted window panes.

Tore out all upper cabinets, cleaned up some mold, repainted the walls/scraped the popcorn ceiling, put in faux shiplap (8in plywood strips), hung up open shelves, installed new light fixtures, painted inside and outside of under the counter cabinets (dark Blue), replaced drawers, added new stainless steel cabinet/drawer handles.

Have you considered new light fixtures, pulls and door handles, Edison Light Bulbs or other types of bulbs?

If you are truly trying to be of service and being honest, then you shouldn't have any difficulties with the ethical nature of it.

Although I'm an introvert by nature, I believe networking is one of my strong suits when it comes to the real estate business.

However, at this time, ensuring that the portfolios are strongly positioned to weather even the most severe downturn is the prudent decision.We are aware of the fact that this may be a difficult time for some of our investors and want to reiterate that this was not a decision we have taken lightly.

We just spent 10 days doing our typical "Spring upkeep"We sanded down solid wood kitchen cabinets, primed and painted them.Had a bulb burned out under the microwave.Fixed some screens on the screened back porch.Touched up some paint on the dock.Cleaned out flower beds.Steam Cleaned CarpetsFixed a bedroom door that wasn't latching properlyEtc.For those of you using a PM:Does you PM regular inspect to catch small things like a microwave light burned out?

But in a natural disaster, you need to take what it normally costs to rebuild a home and double it.  

Given the relatively riskless nature of government-backed loans and the current spreads between 10-year and 30-year rates, the cost of 30-year fixed rate mortgages could come down an additional 10-20 basis points in the coming weeks.

Here are the numbers: $210,000 all in cost (including reserves, light rehab, down payment, closing costs, and cost of study).