With the recent EPA VOC's rule the coatings are not as good.We use the Vikrell Tubs with or without walls made by sterling.

We have a legitimate subprime auto loan bubble, wall street has securitized cell phone bills and rent payments, the stock market seems to have no place to go but down, incomes are not keeping up with home prices, Canada and Australia are facing housing downturns, foreign investors are bidding up high end homes, private commercial lenders seem to be spending big bucks on finding new customers and HGTV flip shows and investors are all over the place....

As some of you might have heard, that credit reports are no longer going to contain some negative information on the reports according to this this article "Credit Reports to Exclude Certain Negative Information, May Pose Risks for Landlords" that cites The Wall Street Journal. 

A painting of vineyards might look good on the walls, plus some special lighting.

The first year, Chad & I threw it all against the wall; wholesaling, lease option, buy/hold (no flipping.)

Read about them here: http://www.newair.com/articles/oil-filled-heaters/------HEATING, COOLING, AND VENTILATION SYSTEMS.Landlord agrees to maintain heating, cooling and ventilation systems on premises that are provided by Landlord.Tenant agrees to notify Landlord in a timely manner, and in writing, of any problems that arise with these systems.Tenant agrees to keep heating and cooling systems in good working order and to take safety precautions in accordance with their use, following manufacturer and fire department recommendations.a.Natural Gas furnace system:Tenant will not store items in the furnace closet, except for replacement filters.Tenant will allow Landlord to replace furnace filters when Landlord determines it necessary.Tenant agrees not to block air ducts (warm air output and cold air return) and to pay for any damage to the heating system caused by failure to do so.b.Electric baseboard and wall fan heaters:Tenant agrees not to block the heaters, to keep all flammable materials at least one foot from the heating device and to maintain ample air flow around heater.

Article from HousingWire:The National Association of Realtors drew a line in the sand between homebuyers and investors, but one investor says he’s had enough.NAR made its stance on investors clear on several occasions: Investors are creating more competition for first-time homebuyers, possibly even keeping them from homeownership.Back in January, the initial public offering for Blackstone Group’s single-family rental operator, Invitation Homes, became one step closer to reality, as the company disclosed the terms of its initial public offering.What was unusual about this deal was the fact that it happened with the backing of mortgage giant Fannie Mae, as noted in the Wall Street Journal.NAR did not wait long to criticize the GSE, sending a letter to Mel Watt, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, according to an article by Lorraine Woellert for POLITICO.

I opened the walls up but there's a step up in the living room that is causing me angst.  

I have to add a kitchen and put up a wall/entry door in the vestibule.

Talking about concrete in the pipe lines, ripped out electrical, holes in the roofs, destroyed foundation, destroyed walls, flooding the house with water, ripping out and selling all the cabinets, and selling the appliances.