I knew what every house sold for on all surrounding streets for the last 3 years before bidding.When bidding (at least here in PA) you are basically making a sealed bid.

And as a tenant, why would I rent from a landlord who doesn't trust me and wants to basically have a default judgement against me before I default?

You don't realize it yet, but you are basically at break even on your portfolio.

Usually when the interior won't respond to pretty basic cleaning techniques, the porcelain glaze has been worn or etched off.

Consider adding some basic contact info to your signature.

I find all the houses myself, I basically do everything--I feel obligated to stay w/this guy for some reason..Anyway, my question is if I ask him to ;ower his %, how does this affect me with a purchase?

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I'm not inclined to do electrical, plumbing, or heating work myself.

But as a landlord, are there drawbacks to these heating systems?

It seems the owner who got foreclosed on took everything out of the property including the kitchen sink, plumbing, even took the heat ac and believe it or not they took all the wires out the walls and cut one wall in half.