Regarding your tenants they should know that none of their personal contents, furniture, clothes electronics etc are covered under your homeowners policies and therefore if they want them covered they should purchase a "Renters Policy" and please note that the renters policy should come with some liability coverage should your tenants have guests over that get injured which is helpful to you especially in a serious accident where damages could be significant.

,comIt is a very popular site for realtors.

I see why it's such a popular and growing community.  

Eventually the cheapest units get taken off market to be used as storage, new development ie tear downs etc.Here are some articles:Recent Beacon study on economicshttps://caanet.org/app/uploads/2016/02/Jan2016_Ren...This is one by "The Economist" which is a popular economy magazine:http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/...A housing/planning and urban development website:http://marketurbanism.com/2016/04/02/rent-control-...Foundation for Economic Education:https://fee.org/articles/the-case-against-rent-con...Business Insider:http://www.businessinsider.com/does-rent-control-w...CEI:https://cei.org/blog/rent-control-why-it-so-badDaily News article: RECKLESS BILL TO REPEAL -PROPERTY RIGHTS UNDER ATTACK http://www.dailynews.com/government-and-politics/20170222/reckless-bill-to-repeal-limits-on-rent-control-will-make-housing-crisis-worse-susan-shelley

According to this article, millennials have been the leading force behind home buying activity for the last 5 years:https://blog.marcusmillichap.com/2018/06/12/millennials-driving-force-behind-home-sales-affordable-suburban-locations-gaining-popularity/

In almost all situations it is considered a bad idea to give rent credit in exchange for work done. this muddles your numbers and makes it difficult to properly account for revenue and expenses. the solution is to have tenant pay rent, then issue a check for work done.also an issue is the idea of liability when having a tenant work on your home. if tenant is injured you can be liable, and the general rule of thumb is to only allow licensed and insured contractors to work on your home, even if they happen to be the tenant. my personal opinion, I would not allow tenant to do any of it. hire a handyman or contractor to do it. less risk. if inside of house was fine when tenant signed lease, and a long time has not passed, then it should be fine going forward. house was rented as is. if outside needs to be pressure washed and painted, then get it done, since your curb appeal effects the whole neighborhood.that's just my .02 cents though

It's apparently more popular in England, but I've heard the term more recently here, too.https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?

I see it continuing to grow and gain popularity.

This is a retirement plan in America that is provided by employers to their employees so they can save up for the future.Since its inception in 1978, the 401(k) plan has become a popular employer sponsored retirement plan.

(If you quit or get fired, they'll give that date too, but they probably won't say which it was.)From what I understand, Austin is reasonably popular for startups, so you probably aren't the first person who's had this kind of problem.