This is irrelevant quote from ECOA because the OP doesn't discriminate against the source of income.

@Charles WatersThanks for the 10,000th vote Charles, I hope the OP sees the opportunity to his situation, sounds like a good deal or could be! 

And the business reality here is that the OP would have been better off learning why October was important to the tenants.The important takeaway from this situation is that landlords don't actually get to dictate terms, much as they might think they do.  

Plus laundry room brings in about $200 per month with two coin-op washers and two coin-op dryers that go with sale.

OP here.

Find your local coin-op provider, and see if they will offer you a fix-up bonus in return for a five or ten year 50/50 or better split.

Holy cow - guess I shouldn't be browsing the boards while post op.

If it gets down to it sometimes the OP is just looking for a bit of guidance to determine if the question is worth the cost of taking it to an attorney.Heck, sometimes things are different in Mansfield than Burleson.all cash

I've got coin-op washers and dryers in all my multi-family properties (in the common areas). 

Thats great.Answer this question, and this question only for me: is it still a "hood" due to people like YOU, or due to people like OP, and me?