There are ways to get the paint tested, but you must document and save the test results.

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The only way to know for sure is to test the outlet with a muti-meter.

I agree that both could use a good slimming though given that we are broke.

If the answers are yes, I'd meet them and if they passed my "gut feeling" test, I would rather offer them the chance to stay at market rent.

I was miserable going through the class with the teacher as I have been doing real world experience, then all of a sudden I am being taught how to pass a test.

I plan to utilize all of them and could use all the advice I can get.Also,I plan to target an area that is about an hour away from where I live.I know that is supposed to be a no,no.Every thing I have read says start in your home town but I go to this area alot for dining and shopping and am fairly famaliar with it.It is one of the best markets around and I live in a small resort type town with very slim pikins and very inflated prices.Am I making a mistake?

Yardi has a light (cheaper) version out that might be worth a look but have not tested it myself yet.

Here is an article that discusses whether or not it is advantageous to finance your home from a taxation perspective:Tax DeductionOf course it helps, but I think the point of the comments above is that you shouldn't count on the deduction because Congress can change that fairly easily as is evidenced in the articles floating the test balloons again.

I have some people how are realtor/flippers who do them for very slim spreads because they get the realtor commission too and they want to do volume.