9.43.010 COMPATIBILITY IN RESIDENTIAL ZONESNo person shall construct any dwelling, accessory building, or structures, improvements, patio covers, roofs, balconies, decks, porches, terraces, exterior steps or stairways, walls, fences, antennas, spas, swimming pools, or make any additions to, or modify, any structure, or install a new roof on any structure, on any parcel in a residential zone in the City for which a building permit is required unless the resulting construction is found to be compatible with the neighborhood within which it is located.

. $1500 straight to the pest control guy for fumigation, $4-5k earmarked for a driveway and patio pour direct to vendor, and a contractor to do kitchen cabinets and counters, appliance hookups, vanities, 5 panels of wood fence, interior pre hung doors, a bit of termite repair, and a few other things.

Each unit is 2 bed/2.5 bath, approx 1100 sq ft, with separate water meters, small fenced-in front and back patios, new water heaters/HVACs, new plumbing, new electrical, new roof, new appliances, etc. 

Naturally this type of tenant stole whatever they could get their hands on (fire extinguishers, refrigerator, shelving, closet systems, concrete patio sets, misc. paint and building supplies) and drew all over the walls.

The professional company will come in- tape everything off and put plastic sheets all over the bathroom.

The house was 5 years old at the time of purchase: replaced all door (multiple had holes punched in), new appliances, installed a patio, and ceiling fans, laid new gravel, and security front door.

So if you are concerned about macro forces on overall supply and demand of oil, it may have a short or medium term effect, but as long as we still use gas and plastic, Midland will be fine.  

I find the higher-quality plastic bins work great for this - I can stack them and they're pretty inexpensive.One of my favorite tools is my toolbox.

Hanging wall gardens (whether indoors or on a deck or patio) are increasingly practical in terms of maximizing space, and also incorporating the natural element that so many city-dwellers desire.

From Carolyn Machamer, a professor of cell biology whose lab at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine has studied the basic biology of coronaviruses for years:What's getting a lot of press and is presented out of context is that the virus can last on plastic for 72 hours—which sounds really scary.