New roof, exterior painting, new flooring, bathroom updates, finished new living space What was the outcome?

Added a bathroom and remodeled existing.Opened kitchen to diningNew roof, driveway, windows and mechanicalsRefreshed landscaping, hardwood floors and paintWhat was the outcome?

The judge had doubts about the veracity of the website I was using to collect the rent (I gave him a print out of the payments and non-payments from the website) and thought we should have driven to unlock the door for the tenant when he locked himself out (3 hours) instead of telling him that was his issue and he should call a locksmith.In the end the judge asked him how much he thought he owed us and he did his calculations in the courtroom, not having this prepared. 

that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases.

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The next day after we had dinner, I had a surprise knock at the door early in the morning.

However, there are small parts of "Clearwater" that are unincorporated and therefore legal for 1 night stays, opening the door for successful operations. 

And just the other day, I was grabbing coffee with a friend who reps a group of invsetors out in San Antonio.. they got burned early on by not clarifying their rental criteria, picking up a triplex that sounded good on paper but turned out to have a revolving door of problematic tenants.A baseline business plan isn’t just a mind-numbing exercise.. it’s the guardrail that keeps your momentum from swerving off into the ditch.

that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases.

that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases.