We also had to light hot water tank and clean and check furnace."

Some times you are paying 3x for someone's nephew to clean the snow and 5x for someones brother to paint.5.

i'm trying to post at least 1 photo a day. many of them are photos i already have, but i also snap some when i'm over there cleaning.

I have a couple tenants that are routinely late but always stay current on their rent usually paying by the 15th.  

Does it make sense to keep the house with $1700 net while cleaning up the exterior for a higher appraisal, and then refinance after 6+ months? 

I came in at the same time the lady filling out the application for cleaning came in.  

During that time, you have to get your tenant out, clean up the house, fix it up and make it sale-presentable..etc etc.  

(Paint, vacuum, deep clean, etc)I have two units in San Jose, possibly a third in a nearby city, that just all happen to vacate at around the same time that need a bit of touch up.

Checking today with some people, none have openly laughed at me but did get the polite we will not be able to help at this time routine.  

I funded my own first deal back in '97 and once my family saw that I was serious and saw the project, they were over there helping me clean, paint and do whatever they had the ability to do.