The battery gives up about halfway through the night.I don't think $14 is too much to pay for the security of lights.

This means they pay for things like light bulbs, batteries for smoke detectors, etc.

-Change smoke and carbon monoxide detector batteries at move-in.

Note: I'm not a lawyer or an accountant and this is purely info based on research I've done.

In my area, the bulk of the buyers are FHA, so working on pure volume doesn't work as well as it might look on paper.

I still have a good supply of all,of the PURE stuff.

The answer is either based on subjective personal preference or on objective financial calculations.There is little advantage to be gained from a pure maximum return criteria on 15 year financing with today's low rates.

Make sure you get the proper kind to meet code.Some are battery only; some are AC-powered with battery backup; some are "interconnected signalling" (one goes off and all alarms in the house go off).

You can move much faster that way than writing things down IMO.And if you visit REO properties that have no electricity turned on, a flashlight is a MUST.And a spare set of batteries for all of your electronics; having a dead battery at a site visit is terribly inconvenient.

great app...however, if the battery is dead, i'm assuming you're SOL, correct??