If you want to skim coat it yourself, you need: 8 & 12 inch drywall knives, a mud bucket, a 5 gallon bucket for mixing, 45 or 90 minute drywall mix, and a bucket of premixed drywall mud.

Yes, it is a simple business model - rent metal sheds on concrete slabs to folks so they can store their treasures; buy it by the gallon & sell it by the shot; plus (or should I say "minus") no toilets, no tenants, no trash. 

Gas is $0.20 a gallon cheaper in IN then IL on average, so many costs would be reduced.Looking to retire in 5 or so years looking that moving to IN (15 minutes to work) would save me time, money and property taxes. $8-9K per year.

I'd buy a portable generator (tax deduction) and keep it in the garage along with a 5 gallon tank of gas with Stabil. 

Wanted to check and see if anyone was using the Rheem Gladiator water heater with leak detection vs a standard Rheem 50 gallon tall? 

I've had three plumbers take a look and the general consensus for most cost effective solution is to add a second boiler and replace the 40 gallon hot water tank for the second floor. 

The pump is about 20 gallons a minute, and the heater increases the water by 20 degrees when going through the system. 

We buy 5 gallons at a time of the paint. 

Example:  Buy waste ground and make trillions of gallons of fresh water.  

The pool is 12,000 gallons.