It filled 2 of the largest storage units up to the ceiling and all the way to the door.

A few years ago, I had a water leak in my unit, and I was responsible for replacing my neighbor's ceiling below me.

The ceilings are textured (stipple) and they have smoke stains on them.

Doing walls and ceilings?

., the ceiling joists for the room below) may not be sized properly- are the rafters large enough to insulate the ceilings well - 2x6 / 2x8 (common rafter sizes) won't allow for adequate insulation using fiberglass battsWhile not my preference, but certainly a much more economical solution - a window or through wall A/C unit and electric baseboard heat should be able to handle a bedroom with relative ease (just don't use the egress window if it's the one one).

after this year I am an expert on 4ft of water in the basement(one HW tank was horizontal & up against the ceiling!!!)

Obviously, the water heater will die before then so when you replace it again, you accelarate all of the remaining depreciation.Here's a rule of thumb with depreciation; if you replace something and it's attached to the floor, ceiling, ground or wall, it's depreciated.

Roof, HVAC, water heaters, flooring, drywall, ceilings, kitchens, baths, foundation, parking, location, etcBest!

Surprising the tenant with an option to choose from 2-3 upgrades (better ceiling fans, upgrade kitchen or bath faucets, etc) a few months before the lease comes up could pay dividends.

on the high side, 90k would be my ceiling (assuming no repairs are needed)i used the following assumptions ... broad strokesPP: 90kannual rent: 18,540vacancy: 10%, could be higher or lower based on your areaSWAG expenses: 9,270 (50%) ruleCAP: 8.24%gross rent multiplier: 4.85% financed amount: 67.5Kdown: 22.5kannual debt svc: 4104DSCR: 1.81year 1 NOI: 7416before tax cash flow: 3,312before tax cash on cash return: 14.72%assuming a 5 year hold, at 90k you could expect an IRR 9.7% (assumed 1.5% increase in rent/expenses and 5% cost of sale.)i found a large deviation in per unit comps for 2-4 unit properties in malvern, pa (assuming you're looking close to home).