In 2018 Baltimore County is requiring carbon monoxide alarms / detectors to be:hardwired with a secondary battery backup (similar to smoke detector requirements in Balt County now)battery must be sealed, tamper resistant, and must last for a minimum of 10 yearsconnected to an on-site control unit that monitors the carbon monoxide alarm remotely so that a responsible party is alerted when the device activates the alarm signal and receives its primary power from a battery or the control unit(Ref: Baltimore County Notice with details)The one in bold specifically concerns me.

Hi All, I just moved to Columbus, OH from Los Angeles, CA. I own 2 four unit apartments in Grove City and 1 ten unit in Blacklick Estates. I am desperately seeking a trustworthy and savvy property manager to not only ...

Too conservative is just being prudent and smart, I think.

Therefore as a smart owner/investor it wouldn't be smart to select a contractor without receiving multiple bids (because pricing can vary widely).  

Having been in the construction business for 25 plus years, I have seen a lot of different styles come and go and one thing you always need to keep in mind when remodeling your house or any room is what may be in styl...

Then he says something like "a smart man once said the best way to make a decision is to list the reasons for going ahead  on one side of the line and....At that point I started laughing out loud and blurted out "Don't tell me you are going to use the Ben Franklin close on us! 

I COULD go get a loan right now from a hard money lender, go buy a house that I HOPE will sell, fix it up with some elbow grease and the use of contractors, and sell it.ORRRRRRRRRI could be smart (Trust me, I want to just do option A) and I could be the pupil of a seasoned flipper, learn the language, meet contacts, and absorb every bit of information they give me inexpensively with the exception of valueable information.It might not be making me money right now, and I may still be an average 19 year old while learning how to play the amazing game of real estate.

We use the Kwikset smart keys so they are easy to change out between tenants.

A smart contractor is using his own funds to invest , not providing an interest free loan to the customer . 

All of my analysis so far points towards this being a money losing venture, but I am sure some of you are smart enough to make it work.