I think that painting it Neon yellow to fix your problem was a brilliant idea.Hi, yeah, thanks for the vote of confidence, I would have painted it hot pink with yellow polka dots but I time was of the essence and I went with the closest color that would go over the beige color of the house before I painted it, soooo the whole cost effective aspect thing was on my mind ;) however I did raise the  rent from the $600 to $800 which gave me an extra $2,400 dollars a year which paid for the new toilet ($70.00) and then some, I add a $50 yearly increase to my Sect 8 rental leases, this way the case worker who one must contact in order to implement an increase can reference the agreement and approve the $50.00 a month fee, in my experience the case workers don't like to give any rent increases if they are not in the original lease, a definite way to avoid a long drawn out battle of climbing the chain of command who really couldn't care less if you are the best landlord (not a slum lord) and discourage anyone who asks for an increase by forgotten return phone calls to outright indignant behavior, lies and so forth, Happy trails Brother 

We are required to install combo Smoke/CO & hard wire them all, regardless of being an all electric household or not, any fire will create CO as O2 is depleted. 

Does rentprep and zillow charge their fees per applicant or is that fee for the entire household?

When you see those claims of "37.5% of households have not made their housing payment for August" take it with a grain of salt.

Sold 1 property and considering selling the other which is similar to what you describe.The legislative environment looks to me like it will only get worse and not better for landlords....why bust your butt to have the government so far up it that you cant enjoy the rewards of your work.I recommend the sell option while the market is hot with people fleeing NYC

Although growth of household spending has picked up from earlier in the year, growth of business fixed investment has been soft.

Hi BP, my partner @Jon Sanborn and I recently bought a commercial mixed use property in Philadelphia, PA 19132: 3 Total Units - 2 Bedroom Unit, 1 Barber Shop Unit, 1 Hair Salon Unit. The tenants we inherited are great...

Grew up in SW Arkansas, between Hot Springs and Texarkana.

Rehab is kind of funny because things like a hot water heater costs the same in a $35k house or a $400k house. 

This has been especially frustrating as I live across the country.After 6 months of suffering, I finally got clarity on how meters should be assigned: Entire house has a shared gas meterUnit One (1 BR) and Unit Two (1 BR) each has its own electric meterUnit Three (2 BR) shares an electric meter with the basement, which only the tenants in Unit One & Two have access to for laundry (Unit Three has in-unit laundry); apparently this meter also powers the fan for the furnace and the hot water heaterI'm seeking advice on how to fairly charge Unit Three for electric usage.