I put a sign in the window and parked it close to one of the High Schools near a busy intersection.

Ex:Bedroom:Remove carpet, tack strips, and fasteners, and dispose.Remove padding and any glue residue and dispose.Remove existing doors, hinges, strikes and locksets. locksets and hinges to be reused, dispose of doors.Remove existing light fixtures, outlets and switches and dispose.Patch all wall/ceiling dings, dents and imperfections.Sand patches, prime one coat and paint two coats on all walls.Sand patches, prime one coat and paint two coats on ceilings.Prep, prime and 2 coats paint all window jambs, sills and trim.Prep, prime and 2 coats paint all door jambs, and trim.Prep, prime and 2 coats paint base moulding.Furnish, paint and install interior, H.C. doors at closet and bed to hallway.

Let me try to give a real world experience that may provide some conclusion as to whether or not owning more properties provides greater protection.I’m going to use a duplex that I purchased in city of South Minneapolis back in 2014, that I self manage.I purchased the duplex for 180k with a fixed 5.25% for 30 years with 25% DP and 3% closing costs.Let me point out some of the specifics of the duplex.The windows, furnaces, water heaters and HVAC were brand new as of 2012.I have put 5k into unit #2 for renovations and 3k into painting the house due to a violation of lead order by the City of Minneapolis.So keeping those upcoming expenses in mind for the near future, suppose two investors have 50k to spend which is to be used for closing costs, DP and realtor commissions.Since I paid for closing costs with cash, I’m not going to roll them into the loan for this example.

There's a couple of ways you can find out.Look at the door or at the front of the house or maybe on the front windows and look for any papers that have been posted.

8806 Rolling Rock LnDallas, TXhttp://www.zillow.com/homedetails/8806-Rolling-Roc...2300 sf3/2 2 car carport + storageVery clean property, needs a couple windows put in the front of the house and kitchen redone plus some paint.  

Michelle, as Rod said, we can't see the picture.Click the three green dots in the right corner/or make another reply and click "Image" at the bottom of the reply window and upload the picture again.

I allow tenants to provide their own window units for my properties.  

In a sellers market, rules go out the window, especially if you are a buyer.  

The company who currently owns it started the process by re-doing the front staircase (approx. 20ft wide concrete entrance- looks spectacular), installing a new roof, and purchasing all new windows and installing maybe 10 of them.

You have to walk the property daily to verify doors locked, windows closed, nothing out of place.I got 48 responses in the first 6 hours or so.