We have a 'key style' box on most of our washing machines, and they seem to be inserting something in these and levering the heck out of them to break them loose...We replaced a few boxes this month (for about $100 a piece) and they did the same again.

There is currently a big push by a wealthy developer to redo a pretty good section of N.

Staying within the payment of 90% of taxes for the year, this 80K hit is going to push me to a new tax bracket and if I don't make payments I will  be well outside the 90% of estimated taxes owed. http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc306.html "Topic 306 - Penalty for Underpayment of Estimated Tax" 

@Drew Denham Every realtors different and presents as their personality dictates. some are super pushing and aggressive some are door mats just like all walks of life.

The fear of that is way greater and it keeps me motivated to keep pushing on.

My rentals dont have washing machines.

In California, the 3% down thing is back, which is helping to push up prices more.  

I discovered that you can buy lots of commercial grade carpet almost free because after they do a job they  have no use for  a small amount as most commercial installations  have their connections points where they are not going to get the most traffic, so they do not just make a splice like in a house.It is usually very stiff and good looking and does not fade and the reinforcing is bullet proof.If you put this in a house you can almost call it a life time carpet no matter how many times it is washed  and abused.It is usually not the softest to roll around on.Take a look at carpet in a commercial building where it gets lots of wear and ect every day and try to see where it is wearing.IN learning about the carpet at first tried to install it over a pad.

Every state/county/city/village/municipality/etc is different in regards to Permits, so every now and then I am sure some of you out there push the limits here and there.I just got "red tagged" on one of my properties due to a surprise visit from a city inspector who noticed my contractors repairing some siding on the exterior of the house. 

I explained the process generally in another thread here on BP (I am not an attorney nor do I play one on TV).Was this tenant renting month-to-month or was he under a fixed-term lease?