The fear of buying a relatively high end appliance only to have to replace a year or two later because it has a greater propensity to show the wear than a less expensive black or white applianceThat being said if the rents justify or even require a certain lvl of finishes then that's what you put in the home.

From what I understand from your information is that everybody was pretty much up to speed on the dispute process but there have been some efficiencies put in place to better process these disputes and root out any fraud.

So I'm definitely putting a vote onto your side of the coin, only because you could easily put in a heck of a lot of hassle to get something local and end up with minimal to no to negative returns on it once you have renters in.

So my next option would be to put in electric baseboards and a new electric hot water heater and redo the plumbing to that unit.I was hoping to run into you at the last NHREIA meeting.

They're just red herrings to distract you from the rent.

When it all comes down to it you're running a business and without paying tenants you are losing money in your business so in retrospect you need to get rid of those who can't pay and put in those who can to keep your business running.So no you're not a jerk.

We also put in the lease that if they paid on time, without fail every month, and didn't violate any other terms of their lease for 1 year, we would refund a portion of the security deposit, which we did because they've been great tenants.The last tenant we just placed also paid a slightly higher deposit great than one month's rent.

Also, in houses carpet is usually put in over padding, whereas commercial carpet is often glued to the concrete floors, or may have a very thin pad (though more expensive than what's usually used in homes) All of this makes shampooing commercial carpet, and cleaning much easier.

I had to put in something new so it was an easier choice.

Way back when in 2004/2005 when there was a seller's market and multiple offers and properties selling above asking price, it was a lot more difficult to put in low offers. 2013 so far has had more buyers coming out and making it more difficult to get really low deals than it was in 2012 or 2011.Two things that I do to get the best deals are:1.