Josh,I posted some fresh commentary in the Beta tester group forum; check there.

Now that being said, it would be pretty hard to find a place to store actual barrels of oil.

(kitchens/bathrooms are small, avg lam flooring cost is $150)Misc materials (plywood/2x4's/paint/cool seal) usually runs about $250.If you need appliances, stoves and refrigerators are about $75 a piece on craigslist.So for about $1,500 you've got a mobile home with no leaks, solid floors, fresh paint, new carpet, new wood flooring and ready to sell.

You can check it out by Googling:Worlds Largest REO Directory Once you get in good with a few brokers that get stuff all the time, you can have them give you a call when a property is fresh.

It will be more expensive.Spend the grand to clean it up, give it some curb appeal, and a fresh coat of paint.

Luckily, I can just pluck those out by the root when they are freshly sprouted - but still a pain.Nature has programmed these things for survival by this mechanism; tough to beat Mother Nature.

I don't think you can charge extra rent and then have a lease clause that says you aren't responsible for maintaining the extras; but I have heard of this even being done by some landlords in the Phila area.I like to include the ceiling fans that are the low-end Lowes or Home Depot store brand models; they can be bought for like $19.99 or $29.99.

Derek Petersen go to your flooring store and look for some vinyl from a company called IVC.

I have to replace flooring in a small bathroom in a mid-range single family home.The bathroom is somewhat small, and the only smaller pieces the big box stores have are the cheapest grade.

When I was fresh out of high school I took a job in the electrical union one of my first assignments was at the Ford prooving grounds in Romeo MI.