At another property I am looking into egress windows and fire escapes to utilize the third floor better- currently two units have their own space up there but can't be sleeping area per city code due to the lack of escape form the third floor.

What is a good site for researching the local rent payments say by zip code or other?

I use Postlets.com to generate nice HTML ads for CraigsList.

The tax code would be so complex that it would be over 73,600 pages of tax code, rules, and rulings, changing every year.

Hey Everyone,It took longer than I expected, but my first batch of yellow letters are finally done.I will be mailing Saturday, so people will receive early next week.For the first batch we used my just girlfriends name on the letters, she will be answering most of the calls while I'm at work, and since she wrote most of them it made sense.My list came from listsource, my criteria was the following: Total Assessed Value $1-$150,000 Last Market Sale Date 9/1/1900 - 9/1/2008 Property Type Residential: SFR Equity(%) 41 to 100 % Bedrooms 3-5 Absentee Owned ALL STATES Exclude TRUSTEEMy yellow letters were written with red ink on a 5 x 8 yellow legal pad, The envelopes were an A2 (4 3/8 x 5 3/4) in a Pastel Green color.I am mailing First Class USPS, with multiple stamps on each envelope to grab attention.The total number of letters sent is 330, Spread between 5 zip codes I am familiar with.

I target the listed houses in specific zip codes with my tri-fold brochure and postcards.

. :) You'll also find that under US Code, regulations adopted by fed agencies are inforceable under law, having the full force and effect of law and prosecuted.

Just don't accidentally agree to meet the code enforcement guy for a chat.

Not rocket science, but you do need to know code, like a right hand twist on lugs, wire snipped, small stuff.

If your friend is proficient in software he should quickly absorb the training needed to bill the correct codes.