The basement level had a 3/4 bath, a family room with big windows and sliders to a patio, and a laundry room that could easily have been converted to a kitchen.    

Let's pretend it's a generous 1 yr CD with no early withdrawal penalty.7 year CD: 2% and penalized six months of interest if you pull funds out early.If you pull funds out after exactly 12 months, it's a wash:1 yr CD @ 1 yr: $10k * 1% = $100.7 yr CD @ 1 yr with penalty: $10k * 2% - [$10k * 2% / 2] = $100.After 18 months...1 yr CD @ 1.5 years: $10k * 1% * 1.5 years = $150.7 yr CD @ 1.5 years and penalized six months of interest: $10k * 2% * 1.5 years - [$10k * 2% * 0.5 years] = $200.So there's your low risk / low reward "CD hacking" tip of the day to get rich by earning an extra $50 on $10k after a year and a half.

maint 5% $2,838.00 500 month cap ex 5% $(2,838.00) 5% rents vacancy 5% $(2,838.00) 5% rents laundry $1,200.00 $100 mo

Clean with zinsser perma wash or jomax, then paint with a moldicide type paint (if you think it will be a future problem) or normal paint is fine.

It seems more akin to revoking their access to the shared pool, gym, or laundry facilities in an apartment complex.

They might just find it easier to wash their hands of deals and want to focus on rebuilding their primary residence, etc.

@Patrick Britton I've heard of landlords installing cameras in common areas such as hallways or coin operated laundry rooms.

I'm kind of against the flat rate because I could either make money or lose money on it, and I'd prefer it to be a wash, as close as possible.There's something called the RUBS method that I've found, does anyone have experience with that?

The house has natural gas lines running to the gas furnace, the kitchen and the laundry room. 

For the dishwasher this time, i don't think waiting til this Saturday for a new one should get me in trouble, washing dishes is not an urgent issue.