Unless it's an upscale rental replace the washer with a used one from Craigslist or a used appliance store for 60-100 bucks .

And they have the best shoe store ever- Becky's Shoes.You guys sounds really cool!

We took every opportunity to meet with the seller, talk to local store clerks and restaurant staff, and nearby neighbors to get a full spectrum opinion about the area.

I'm not 100% sure, but I think that even if your ins company bans pit bulls (which it seems like pretty much every ins co. does these days) I think there is a law exempting service dogs, much like how service dogs are exempted from being barred from going in to stores, restaurants, etc.

If I tape a letter to a tenants door (for 30 day notice, or other important communication like "please do not store anything in basement during summer season") and photographing it on the door just far enough to be able to identify the house, does that hold legal ground?

But about transportation I think I may have a solution if it works out, I rather do that as a last resort if I have to but after just walking from the grocery store with a backpack full of groceries makes me rethink that ;)

In general, you should store the items and make a public notice about the personal property requesting heirs contact you to recover the items remaining.

(Or in the case of the first house I bought, it is a contract I drew up using a stationary store form - yes, I'm dating myself) In NY, there is no such thing.

I am an analytical person and I am always spotting trends.When I delivered pizza I had addresses memorized.We could take 2 to 4 deliveries at a time depending on how busy we were.I knew who tipped average,great,below average,and no tip.If I knew the third run I could take or not was marginal or no tip I would just take 2 and come back.Leaving the known no tippers I increased my per hour margin by 1.50 a delivery.If the run was next and I had to take it I would.I would try to find out the others WHY they didn't tip at all or a low tip.Then I would tell them that the drivers pay for insurance and wear and tear on the vehicle and only get so much a run when asked.They were shocked and thought the store compensated the drivers.I would also mention carryout specials to them which were cheaper hoping sometimes they would go pick it up since they didn't want to pay for service.I get into many discussions on another broker/agent forum about reality and the way things SHOULD BE.In a perfect world nothing would be out of place but it isn't so.An example is buyers agents showing property more that pays a higher commission.The right fighters get on there and say " I would never put my clients needs ahead of my own etc. " being all high and mighty.I don't put my needs ahead of my clients either BUT when listing a property here is the reality.Every year tons of new agents enter the field.Most buyers agents are new because they don't have experience to get sellers to give them a listing.90% fail the first year and leave the business.So although the agent shouldn't only show higher commission properties the reality is many DO to make the most out of the few transactions they get.So perfect world is Y and REALITY is X.Although the perfect world is nice reality has to be dealt with on a daily basis.I appreciate the thoughtful discussion provided without it getting over heated.

- how do you store & track receipts?