Will they still work as well as a stand alone for 10 years if they are NOT hard wired and working off just the battery like just a regular battery-operated detector?

This is a regular purchase off market... first time home buyer for me.

I look at all the new homes each day (as well as 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180 day-old active snapshot) and compare them with the average neighborhood rents by bedroom count using about 1600 data points I regularly gather from Rentometer (yes, it is a tedious task!).  

So if your clients are regular buyers, he's probably not your guy.

IN my church we wear a lot of shiny suits and big hats so I *definitely* don't go in that but my hubs wears a regular business suit/sportcoat so that would be fine for him. 

Inspect regularly to protect your investment.

What this means is that the only expenses that you include in "operating expenses" are those that occur regularly, like taxes, insurance, utilities, non-CapEx repairs and maintenance.  

The problem is that nothing I do on the side is really able to be verified like a regular job because it's typically cash.

I would like to sell this property but not go through the regular realtor which will take 6% of the sale.

Laminate the new rubber laminate, awesome stuff , regular hardwood.