Personally I would have been tempted to try to sell some of the items to help recoup losses or donate them, but this could have muddied the water, once they are in the trash there isn't much the tenant can do.  

New floors, new windows, exterior window trim, fascia, soffit and porch rail paint, new counter tops, kitchen backsplash, new light fixtures, interior paint, new HVAC system, new attic insulation, new water heater, washer and dryer, and finished out the lower bonus room with sheetrock and texture.

Water is on average another $100, electric $100, heat about $200 in the winter months , and in the other months it's around $50 so I take the other $150 toward cap ex, so all and all the expenses I account for are at $4450 and I get $4550 from rent , but it's going up to $4700 starting January .

If they ask weird questions and you feel uncomfortable, it's okay to decline.I will say about 25 and unders - they are going to drink and party.

Looking at beach/sun/warm water for the kids- and the opportunity to look at some STR investment areas for myself. 

Mgmt/Real Estate companies local to the area that specialize in investment properties - Rent to Avg Price ratio seems to be in our favor for many of the properties we've seen listed.Cons:- Relatively high taxes- POS Requirements (I've seen properties with dozens of listed "POS" items that need to be fixed)- Water bill is typically paid by landlord (although I've seen some on here talk about PM companies passing that bill to the tenants lately)Given our criteria, is there anyone here that would recommend we scrap Cleveland as our entry point for RE Investing?

I asked neighbors about the creek and found it had never ever flooded (at least in the past 30 years) so I was not concerned about the reality of water damage.

The head pressure of the water will usually push through whatever blockage is in the trap arm between the sink and vertical stack.

We also did the water heater and the roof.

The standard for bias is a moving target, and it will keep moving until a social phenomenon's existence can be shown to exist with the same standard of proof that water can be shown to be wet.Everything else is bad research, bad data, and let the black people complain all they want.