Mostly because we were effectively lending borrowed money, and in come cases wrap around financing.

Something to the effect of "looking for reputable wholesalers in X market"  Trust me they will flock to you.  

It might not be worth it considering these new rules above (effective Feb 1 2017). 

Thanks Steve Vaughan I'm going to have to check up on that cause she does not want it to effect her taxes .

FB ads I have found to be the most effective.

This would allow me to:charge more for rent thanks to the added amenityreally differentiate the apartments from others in the area, since no other apartments around have this featurecompete more effectively against SFH rentals in the area (this suburb has a lot of them) since most SFH have in-home laundryObviously the downsides are potential for abuse of the machines (requiring added maintenance calls and potentially replacement costs), lost income from pay-machines in the basement, lost closet space and initial investment to install plumbing/venting and purchase appliances.Interested to hear arguments for either side of this.

Actual Cash Value coverage on the building will definitely be affected by the age.Each Insurance company has to file their own Underwriting Guidelines with each state so the effect of the claim will depend on the company.  

A more cost effective and potentially higher success route would be to use a Location Service. 

Mark Poulton ... and how effective are you at collecting that 3X rent charge?

Also for me, it doesnt help that the state nickle and dimes you for taxes on everything it seems like.Actually, CA has some of the lowest effective property tax rates in the nation ... they are low to begin with, and then with time and Prop 13 they get even lower.