@Benjamin Storrs I'd say it's worthwhile because they provide protection that other things like insurance simply can't, and they're extremely cheap if you look around (some attorney's offer them for free). 

Blinds are cheap.

It does the job perfectly, but it's not cheap and not available for purchase except for our clients. 

We need a lawn mower for our rental property and I was wondering if anyone has too many lawn mowers to sell for cheap or know of any used ones?

See if he can get a free/cheap booster.

As far as saving on heating costs, if you haven’t already, tune up your heating system it will operate up to 10% more efficiently, and you might be able save more heat by weatherizing the building better: caulk any gaps causing drafts, insulate any uninsulated cavities where you may be losing heat especially between cold spaces like attics and under floors or in walls where the insulation has sunk down or never existed (you can find these poorly insulated areas with a thermal leak detector gun which are only like $30-50 these days), use weather stripping around doors and windows, use storm windows or the cheap plastic window insulating stuff, open any drapes to let the sun heat the home during the day, close closet doors, etc. and turn the heat down to 50-55 (I would get there early or use a smart-thermostat you can control from your smartphone to warm it up before showings though, as a cold house might turn off a renter).

Cash flow month over month but very low property value seems to be a better approach East Orange is a better bet, sounds crazy but i know investors that purchase cheap East Orange, rent to section 8 and cash flow strong.

A novice can do it but they are probably more likely to lose money, thereby off-setting any benefit of buying cheap.

To clarify we have NOT borrowed that way yet as in our market I have not found deals cheap enough to stick to that 1.1 DSCR.

Can I hire cheap off craiglist thr job is mostly paint.