We informed the tenant nicely and firmly that either the dog goes or they both go. in this case the dog went.

I am trying to fix the place up and get it nice for the other properties.

The cars are nice and the kids looked clean.

I made a nice profit for SXSW this year by using Airbnb.

"I will leave the SFHs to my kids"You will need to transition to a PM depending on your health and how long you live.It should be a very nice addition to your kids retirement funds.

Unless its something real nice in excellent condition its generally more trouble selling them than what you get .  

My advice is to get a nice big bottle of 41% glyphosate concentrate and a pump sprayer and get busy on your backyard.

There are a lot of good market factors playing out there right now - it is a really nice turnaround area from what I am seeing.

I will not waste my time on an open house with curious neighbors, bored realtors and competing landlords.I am not afraid to adjust my asking price if I am concerned about losing out on a month's rent.I never follow up with a tenant- I don't want to shoe horn someone into one of my units and I don't adjust my standards, practices and rules.I have nice places, but even still- when a potential tenant shows up and they have to wait to be shown the unit because of others in line, it does something magical.Best of luck.

I personally love a nice, new metal roof, but understand that a lot of folks do not.