Other renovations included new roof, appliances, AC, flooring, lighting, paint, conversion of 100 amp glass fuse panel to 200 amp thermal CBs and the elimination of gas lines. 

Crazily the government here put out a document that said that they wanted to eliminate gas heat from new construction on the grounds that it is a fossil fuel.

Hey guys, wondering what the locals think will be the impact of this from, here is the article from IBJ:September 6, 2016Hayleigh ColomboCarmel-based for-profit college operator ITT Educational Services Inc. announced Tuesday morning that it will permanently “discontinue academic operations” at all ITT Technical Institutes campuses.The company has already eliminated the “vast majority” of its 8,000 employees and canceled the fall academic quarter, which had been scheduled to begin this month, according to a statement released Tuesday morning.ITT Educational operates more than 130 ITT Technical Institute campuses in 38 states.ITT Tech announced a week ago it would stop enrolling students, and an Indianapolis charter school run by the companyhas also shut down.The move follows years of scrutiny by the federal education department over its recruiting methods and students’ educational performance, and recent actions that made itineligible to accept new studentswho relied on student loans.In its statement Tuesday morning, ITT called the federal sanctions “inappropriate and unconstitutional.""

Tennessee is also phasing out the tax on the interest earned on stocks and bonds by the year 2022 (the "Hall income tax"), effectively eliminating the personal state income tax in Tennessee.  

With truly self-directed Solo 401k you don't need a custodian so all those fees are completely eliminated. 

It also eliminates a buncha grout lines, which makes it easier to clean. 

Treat your rental property business as a business and plow as much of your earnings (W-2) and cash flow (Schedule E) in to reserves, future down payments and debt elimination. 3G Capital has used this approach for 30-40 years in brewery purchases and is now the world's largest brewer having started with no beers sold.

It will also eliminate the privacy concerns some tenants may feel. 

Risk ihas not been eliminated, just reduced. 

I'd have to get material lists from each sub, have many of the lower bids eliminated because of that, then review the list, then push it over to you, then when their estimate is short go back to you, go back to them with your push-back, then figure out who will pay to finish the work.