They cause damage and usually leave a god awful smell (along with hair) when the tenants vacate.

Now is probably time to keep some powder dry to deploy at right time.

@Cara Lonsdale I don't think it's so cut and dry about aggressive breeds.

To purchase a property in the dominican republic you only need 3 docs certified:1- certified of title ( Titulo y deslinde )2- certified of lien (Cargas y gravamen )3- certified of taxes ( IPI )if you get those 3 things you can get the information on the web portal of those institutions and get the information if those are original and are right and if are right you can buy without problems another way you can get a mortgage is with the bank and the bank makes everything for you.I do investment in DR I live in Punta cana if you need more information pls let me know 

Today they called to tell me that the washer that came with the house leaks and the dryer doesn't adequately dry the clothes.

I found a good dry wall guy that way.

I drilled 1 weephole in the area that water was flowing out of...and it seemed relatively dry inside.

As long as your basement is dry (no water getting in) you should be find to insulate and drywall.  

The average lender moved down toward 6% with today's rates being just a hair better than last Thursday's.

Meaning I might have to try and find something for even less and after including repairs have 216K tied up in it.I agree with @Derek H. in his assessment; the Treasure Valley (Ada & Canyon County with a little Owyhee County thrown in) is a particular beast that is not cut and dry in the ability to assess it in some regards...just a few nights ago on the 10 o'clock news (channel 7) they discussed the state of the market over the last year and they noted that in the Treasure Valley/Boise metro which is nearing 800k people, there was 1 single family home that sold for under $250k and that was in Canyon County.