Since most people buy seconds because they are cheaper they probably don;t have the cash to buy out the first so they are left hoping that there is something left after the FC auction.  

Feltus also explained that “Postcards are substantially cheaper than yellow letters” and therefore postcards allow one to “cast a wider net with” one’s “marketing budget.”

It would far easier and cheaper to pull the damaged drywall and re-sheet.

New paint, over wood paneling, new vinyl (wood-like flooring), cheaper new countertop (vinyl), all new stainless appliances, new lighting, new hardware on cabinets. 

You bought a place, sat on your behind for a few years, did nothing else, and now appreciation has built up your equity because the property is in a prime location when had you instead bought in a cheaper market prices would likely not have moved much, if at all, or maybe even down after inflation is factored so you wouldn't have the burden of all that "dead equity".

. :-)And I am definitely thinking about CO too since we will move out that way in the next 4-5 years but getting started in NWI seems like a cheaper way to get it all started.So now I just have to figure out what to do with my 401K.

It will cost the same or cheaper to refinish.

Actually, the cheaper car makes me feel happier.

If the tenants pay their own utilities I would put in a traditional cast iron boiler low maintenance, cheaper, and last longer.  

There are always a ton of cleaning services listed and they are cheaper then the professional customers.