My plan would be to buy and hold on to my properties for income, maybe look to sell when retirement arrives.  

And yes, there are specific laws in Oregon about how much you can charge for utilities and how you arrive at that number.

It is a long process but it is very satisfying when the garnishment checks begin arriving.

If they say you save 2.5 years and $21,000 like my previous example, how did they arrive at those savings?

With my second and third properties I posted the realtor listing photos and noted that new furniture/photos would be in place by the time any guests arrived (both were sold to me furnished).  

The comps are very limited in the area which makes if more difficult to arrive at an accurate value.

I expect more leads as many of my letters have yet to arrive in CA, FL, and beyond!

Tenant sworn dog was trained and well behaved and on day 2 of the pet's arrival we have damages to the front door and one interior door (as well as some furniture damages but those are not mine).So I am trying to decide how to go about deciding whether to replace an item or repair an item.For example, this is the corner of an interior hollow core door, the entire corner has been chewed out. 

Except for the bugs as I am not an exterminator and the bugs arrived on the tenant's watch - not mine.  

Our evictions are swift, less than 30 days from posting the first notice to when the sheriff arrives.