The house was built in the fifties, but maintenance has not been an issue, aside from tenants flushing diapers down the toilet :roll: I have it for sell for 45, but we will take what we paid for it at 38.

We are now out of state and with our last renter she kept flushing diapers and such down the toilet, which ended up costing us a lot of money.Finally, should we do all this through a local real estate attorney?

Certain areas are bad and student occupied units are tough to run as an absentee owner If you are not experienced, and flush, this sounds like more than a mouthful....imo.

Everyone runs things differently, but you will be flushing marketing dollars down the toilet if you don't have some mechanism to answer and screen calls.

If a family member is flush (or has good credit) they can buy the house and lease it to you with an option to purchase.

In fact, I believe falling prices help rental investors because they can take advantage of the distressed property owners as they are flushed out of their homes by the latest price declines.

But as for me, I would rather be sitting on the beach in Cancun instead of unclogging a toilet with a Pampers flushed down it.At 8%, the Property Manager gets one month's rent every year.

If you dont 'open' ALL of the faucets and flush stools,,,enough water will be air locked in those pipes to freeze and burst anyway.Open both sides and allow air to enter, they drain.Much like a straw in a glass of water,,,put your finger over the end and raise it out of the water and the water stays in the straw,,,doesnt when your finger is off the end

The bank will spend a decade building that "relationship," and then they'll flush it -- instantly.For the bank, a relationship means that we have it all...deposits, loans, credit cards, merchant services, your personal mortgage, your investment accounts (what we called "share of wallet")...the whole shootin' match, and while increased profitability is one reason, the other is nothing more than that they can mess something up and still be less likely to lose the customer.

At the beginning of a project, my project manager shoots me an email with all the finishing materials; it might look like this:- 1 Exterior Door (36" RH)- 5 Interior Doors (32" LH)- 2 Flush Mount Fan/Lights- 1 Large Fan/Light w/Downrod- 2 Basic Fan/Lights- 8 Privacy Locks, 7 Passage Locks- 4 Bathroom Sinks (19"), 1 Kitchen Sink- 4 Bath Faucets, 1 Kitchen Faucet- Set of Appliances (w/Gas Range)- Etc...I'll bring up my spreadsheet, put a quantity next to each item, fax it to my guy at HD straight from my computer, and he'll generally call me the next day with a bid price generally about 14-16% off retail).