We always have a big container around for touch ups, especially after a move out, and do not allow tenants to paint EVER!

This blog post doesn't contain enough info for you to actually implement this strategy.

I didn't say it initially, but I thought the comparison contained in the original question was unfair or at least an irrelevant either/or comparison.It's been several years that I can remember when a local rehabber had the luxury of choosing between viable properties.

Dog or cat food left in bags instead of plastic containers?

For insurance, the tenants property is covered as personal property on premises, you property is under your coverage as property away from your premises or under your landlord policy as on premises, coverage amounts are different for these classifications.My lease also addressed personal property and substances kept on premises, restricting flammable, toxic, acidic or corrosive materials not normally found for or in residential properties and that common materials are stored in proper containers.

The point is to compare them on the same property: whether you want it paid off or mortgaged.Also you aren't comparing the fact that in the financed scenario your payments will not be 100% interest; they will contain principle as well so you won't have as high of a deduction as you think, so you may be paying tax on more income.

Daniels email address contains Shanes last name.

A non-recourse note has all kinds of provisions included and notices that are not contained in a recourse note, it is an entirely different agreement and should really not be thought of in the same light as a full recourse obligation.

I came across this:Some lease agreements contain clauses that allow the landlord to retain all or part of a security deposit upon the breach of the lease.

It is well known that plaster in buildings between 1940 and 1980 is very likely to contain asbestos.