You can also turn the drawings into 2d blueprints with the push of a button.

In California licensed electrical contractors can't even do work for another electrical contractor unless they have taken a class and paid for the state certification - it's a regulation pushed by the unions... they don't get any crazier than out here!

That will either push values up a little making your property worth more if you decide to sell, or if they are already a long term tenant that likes you home they could just buy from you and you can move on to the next one.

I've had a couple of contractors push back and say they need $ for materials, but I stand firm and tell them that just as much as they might not trust me, I don't trust them.

Current rents are on the low side of average for the area.The plan: There are some key issues I’d take care of right away such as adding doorknobs to the interior doors (they currently push a steak knife through the hole where the knob used to be), and some other mostly cosmetic issues (I hope- I’ll have a full inspection contingency in the offer).

That being said I've never pushed the envelope on getting the initial stuff in to them.

He swears this was discussed, which it NEVER was. He

You would be surprised at how nice old hardwood floors look after a little scraping, washing and a good coat of wax.

I have a couple of duplexes with that problem in that one side is neat and the other side leaves food out, never washes dishes, etc.What I also like to do is get a big bag of (I forget what kind) poison powder that I ring the outside of the unit with like a moat.

Kind of messes up the books when double rent is shown for that month and none when it is applied the last month but it all comes out in the wash!