If you're unwilling to provide a clean, safe place to live, then don't start accepting applications until you do. 

They're new to real estate and super cautious, which is good..but a little too safe in my opinion. 

I just like nice, clean, safe areas though and have found these to work well for me thus far. 

There is a safe way to do it, but I think only 2 or 3 of the renters can be on the lease legally and any additional residents are documented differently.

So I'll probably still be buying safe deals in 20 years when everyone else reading this is sitting on a beach somewhere :-)

I make them inform me so I can have someone look at what they have in there to make sure it's safe as far as electrical usage, water drainage issues etc...A lot of landlords in Pueblo are anti-marijuana but the way I see it, the tenants are going to do it regardless if I let them or not.

Even professional contractors who do a good job miss things, the inspectors are a second set of eyes to help make our buildings safe

I've increased the value by 6% (the limit it can increase) to be safe and since most properties I'm looking at haven't been assessed in some time.Does this math check out or am I overlooking some critical points?

The city of Toledo, OH is proposing a new "lead safe" ordinance which would affect rental properties with 4 or fewer units.Proponents of the bill are expecting about a $50 / year cost per unit per year ($150 for dust wipes every four years plus a $50 admin fee to register with the city.As an owner-occupier of a duplex built in 1912, I was wondering if anyone from places where similar ordinances were passed (Rochester, NY, and Baltimore, MD among others) could share their experiences.I have heard that tearing out wood windows is about the only way to pass them due the friction of the window to the jamb creating small amounts of dust which causes them to fail the dust test, and I have 90 windows in my house that I don't want to get rid of.I have also heard that there needs to be a lot of time consuming prep work that needs to be done immediately before the inspection occurs.What will be the expected real costs for this ordinance?

But to be safe, it would be good to get it replaced.