The neighborhood was starting to decline, not a war zone, but the houses and residents began to reflect dropping incomes and real estate prices (bad for the homeowners like them, but good for investors).Have you looked into anything in the North Linden neighborhood?

Aly NAHaha yeah that's what I used to say until I got a call at 1 AM telling me a tenant in Iowa busted the water pipe and it flooded there basement.

Also - legally, in NYS you cannot bill for water on multiple apartments if there is only one water meter.

The house was winterized back in Nov 2013, so the water was turned off and the water meter was removed to ensure the pipes wouldn't freeze (here in Michigan).

All my master utilities, including all water for all units (plus laundry) are just over that, so it goes a long way in offsetting master utility costs.

A little trick to ease the removal of wallpaper is to use a warm water mixed with fabric softer, sponge the wallpaper (saturate) and it should help release the paper.

I just looked on Zillow at a foreclosed house that we are considering (http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1712-Loberg-Ln-Jonesboro-AR-72401/76106778_zpid/) and I'm just baffled how the bank can drop the price from $123,000 in November to $79,900 on January 1.

We do this for flips, rehabs and buy & holds.Just rented an apt. with gas heat, gas hot water heater, gas range, & gas dryer, you can be assured that I promoted the gas feature of this apt and is only a $595 apt.On a rehab that is to become a rental for us, the kitchen had both a gas line and a 220 electric range outlet already there.

Looking forward :-)If you are in the Milwaukee, feel free to drop me a line.

Water is through HOA so it's not an issue.