or the roof leaks, or some tree roots break through your drain tiles.  

I told myself that running a rental property business was exactly the same as running a gas station, liquor store, or any other type of business and every type business has inherent problems that can drive most people crazy.So, I closed escrow on my first 28-unit building, called in my bulldozer operator, knocked down the entrance doors to the courtyard, ripped out the trees, stairs, concrete sidewalks and swimming pool.

Sunshine Investments (Header) First LLC                              1624  Round Lake Drive  as a sub-class of Sunshine Investments                          Palmway Properties  (Header)                               5678   Palm Tree way as a sub class of Palmway Properties   And on and on and on.

Also I see Joshua Tree and Yucca Valley near the top of that list. 

We have made decent progress:Replaced a foundation wall/shored up the main floorPut a 416 sq ft addition on the existing 2nd floorRemoved all stucco exteriorNew sidingReplaced windowsReplaced doorsRemoved rotted front porch and replaced with covered front porchNew steel roofKnocked down a tree in the back yard that caught a power line and ripped the neighbor's mast off their house on a Sunday morning.Replaced the stairs to the 2nd story adding an L so you don't bump your head at the top of the stairsFramed 2 BR and a full bath in the 2nd story additionRight now we are sitting at $20k for the house, with another $37k in repairs and carrying costs.

In fact we had a huge maple tree come down last year & it landed 20ft into the neighbors yard (she is a chopper pilot for Home Land Security).

I buy a bunch of cleaning supplies at the Dollar Tree.

I found these 2 paragraphs particularly intriguing:In a similar vein, the Missouri statute requires you to disclose in writing whether the property was the site “[e]ndangering the welfare of a child” through “physical injury.”

Landlord insurance covers the house itself from major catastrophe (fire, tree falling on it, etc) as well as liability (someone trips and breaks their leg while on your property).

As the Chinese proverb says, “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago.