We give incentives such as black on black appliances to keep our tenants.

It had a pipe burst (already repaired, so they say) in the 2nd floor bathroom and there is mold, more than likely black mold throughout.It has already been stripped down to the subfloor and studs on the walls & ceilings.

I'm like Cal....mold for me is AWESOME...it's black gold and I buy those houses all the time.

As for your OP, I would say only take a distribution from your 401k if the return on the investment will be lucrative enough for the returns to be in the black AFTER you include the portion lost in taxes and fees.

But since we had a deposit and our second draw when I stopped I was still in the black .

So we want to go with him, but out of the blue he starts talking about how he has a few rentals and “doesn’t rent to black(people)” and uses “(racial slur) migrant laborers”.

Here I go throwing more money down the black hole and receiving nothing.

The survey depicted the big black line of the easement which almost all Florida waterways have for property next to said waterways.

It will save us all a lot of hassle from upset realtors and property owners if you just ask permission to market the property before you just go and start marketing...I too would be upset if Joe just was marketing my property without my permission....These are tactics that give the business a black eye.

In older homes (with high baseboards) painting these floors black and putting three coats of polyurethane on them, then painting the baseboards bright white is quite stunning although doing the polyurethane in three coats can be a pain in a low spot.Gail