If you want a lasting repair, your best bet is to cut out a section of the drywall and put in a new piece that spans a few studs on each side of the crack.Cost: patch job should be $30 to $50, or more depending on your negotiating.Cutting out a large section and putting in a new piece would probably be $150-$250.The wall texture will also determine how good the finished product blends and how long it will take.

Of the 3 calls I generated from our test mailing of 274 pieces, 1 was a duplex with renters in it, the other was a condo with a renter in it, and the third was a SFR with a primary owner in it.

The best piece of advise I can give is to stay active on the site and forums, you will learn so much more by engaging the community.

Can you elaborate on the student housing piece?

It is important to make that distinction, that is where you are a "Principle" in the transaction thus not brokering a deal.

I can pay the $35k and rehab it when I could just get a different property altogether for less or I spend another $8k to demo the existing property and clear the lot and end up with a piece of land that probably has no value (if houses in that area are worth $25k).

Usually there is no distinction for HOAs if that agents serves more than one HOA.

I had a piece of land tied up near Albertsons I was going to build 8 four-plexes on but title wouldn't insurance an easement and I was not comfortable moving forward.

Here is a piece of Vermont.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/good-magazine/vermont-most-likely-to-s_b_84820.htmlWhich was last Feb.

Screening is a pretty minor piece of the renting effort.