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6 September 2015 | 103 replies
^It seems a lot of people here are jumping the gun here...nowhere did OP state that junkies are coming and going from the house, or that drugs are being manufactured in the unit...Is it great that someone is using drugs in the unit?
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19 July 2016 | 10 replies
Most tenants don't know that, and what they'll do, though, is start manufacturing habitability problems so they can break a lease.
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2 September 2017 | 17 replies
Designers and manufacturers always have to change the latest fad in order to prompt consumer demand.
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20 May 2015 | 25 replies
We've never had a machine fail inside the 5-year window, unless it failed in the first 6-months due to a manufacturing defect ... in which case it is covered under warranty (which is 24 months on the units we purchased).In short, the extra rent and the ease of filling units (before the become vacant) more than offsets any increase in water consumption.
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8 July 2016 | 6 replies
I’ve lived in the area my entire life (in a small town about 30 minutes out), worked here since I’ve been out of college, and started investing here in 2012.Industry/manufacturing is the heart of the city’s economy although it is less dominate than it was in the city’s prime 10-20 years ago.
29 April 2015 | 5 replies
The home is in the Branson, MO area - meth capital - leaving it empty would either be an invitation to meth manufacturing, or someone squatting and/or stripping the place.
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27 April 2015 | 24 replies
In fact, they may have tons of cash from their successful meth manufacturing business.BTW, be sure you can collect that much deposit.
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24 April 2015 | 6 replies
If you care, you should check zoning to make sure you're zoned for whatever you're going to allow to happen if you're renting to guys that are going to work or manufacture or run a business of any kind.
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1 July 2017 | 43 replies
Equipment should also be warranted from the manufacturer and you should receive a minimum performance contract included.MYTH: You will have the option to upgrade down the road.FACT: Leasing companies must own the system for at least 5 years or suffer federal tax credit recapture.
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24 March 2015 | 9 replies
In a KAIZEN for a manufacturing process for example, (sorry for nerding out here), a process/work flow is studied to determine areas of waste and in turn develop a procedure and/or work instruction for the job function in an effort to shorten lead times.