When your house is a mess you can't sell it for what a clean house sells for so your property condition means you have "no equity".

They might be willing to talk off the record and give some general guidance on how to most effectively phase your improvements when considering lead).All this said, there are certain types of lead contractors and different risk levels of lead removal.

Many times if you are just cleaning a place up the inspectors let existing noncompliant items slide.

Ask for elevator maintenance records and see what they are spending on those per year.Is the maintenance guy in-house or do they subcontract maintenance, take a look at the cleaning contract.

In my multi, it's taken a while, but the hallways are clear, the basement is clear and clean.

Don't just use too much water, as the envelopes will become damp and lose it's clean shape.

You might not like the advice I am going to give you.You need to spend a couple of years working more than one job if possible and cleaning up the current financial mess you have.

Also, DO NOT underestimate what a spiteful roommate is willing to do to your property, food, mail, etc while you are out of the house.It might even be worth pro-rating her rent for the remaining days in January, so you can get the room cleaned up, and put on CL or however you advertise.

Gas furnaces actually have a very long lifespan if cared for.Make sure the furnace filters are changed/cleaned regularly.

Only really old toilets have a bigger tank, so you'd have to find some older used toilet to have more water per flush.Better to find a new toilet with low flush that actually moves waste effectively; there are some other threads on that if you search.