I strongly prefer Chase QuickPay and/or clearXchange (or, what I call Chase QP for non-Chase customers) because (1) tenant initiates payment and (2) I accept it.

After Repair Value: $130,000Closing Costs at time of purchase: $2929Monthly Holding Costs: $1,370Interest Payments: $570Property Taxes: $620Electricity: $50Water: $30Insurance $100Number of months holding costs: 9Total carrying costs: $21,889Repairs $47,242 + 10% Contingency = $51,966 TASK UNIT Materials Needed Line Item Cost Asphalt Shingles Per Square 20 $4,400.00 Aluminum Gutter Per LF 150 $675.00 Pressure Wash Per House 1 $150.00 Vinyl Siding Per Square 1 $265.00 Paint Exterior Per Floor SF 100 $137.50 Lawn Maintenance Per 1/4 Acre 2 $70.00 Trim Bushes Per Yard 3 $120.00 Remove Tree Per Tree $1,000.00 Fix Foundation Wall Per LF 60 $9,000.00 Roll-Off Dumpster Dumpster 1 $350.00 Full Demo Per SF 2400 $960.00 Service Call Per Hour 8 $680.00 Natural Gas Hot Water Heater - 50 Gallon Per House 1 $710.00 Replace All Supply Lines Per Fixture 5 $1,000.00 Install/Replace Tub Per Tub 1 $350.00 Build Tile Shower Per SF 70 $1,365.00 Kitchen Sink Per Sink 1 $120.00 Bathroom Sink Per Sink 2 $140.00 Kitchen Faucet Per Sink 1 $90.00 Bathroom Faucet Per Sink 2 $140.00 Trim Kit Only Per Tub 1 $130.00 Install/Replace Toilet Per Toilet 2 $340.00 Install Dishwasher Per House 1 $430.00 Install Can Light Per Can 10 $650.00 Replace Furnace Per Unit 1 $1,100.00 Loose-Fill Insulation Per SF 100 $100.00 Wall Board Per SF 1000 $1,160.00 Exterior Door Per Door 1 $800.00 Interior Door Per Door 10 $1,700.00 Replace Window Per Window 10 $2,000.00 Repaint Per Floor SF 1400 $3,150.00 Install Kitchen Cabinets Per linear inch 240 $2,040.00 25" Vanity Per Vanity 2 $300.00 Granite Countertops Per SF 50 $1,600.00 Install Carpet/Pad Per SY 45 $180.00 Carpet+Pad Material Per SF 400 $700.00 Install Laminate Wood Per SF 1300 $3,250.00 Install Tile Per SF 100 $550.00 Permits Per House 1 $200.00 Refrigerator Per Appliance 1 $1,100.00 Range Per Appliance 1 $900.00 Dishwasher Per Appliance 1 $700.00 Microwave Per Appliance 1 $440.00 Washer/Dryer Set Per Set 1 $2,000.00 Commission to Realtor at time of Sale 7% - $9,100Offer Price: $32,000 Potential Profit: $23,044

I keep it in my office for two years in a filing cabinet and then it goes off to storage after that.

All,I have to do a little shameless plug for my wife.  She is a realtor in Clearwater FL and recently had a big situation.  Her seller decided to cancel the contract for the lawn maintenance and pool maintenance peopl...

One question, do you see painted cabinets coming back over stain cabinets?

I love the idea of being able to totally customize the colors and shades.

It is also clear some of the work done on the house is shoddy (forgot to pain ceiling under the cabinets while they were being replaced, didn't complete the tiling of the floor up to the wall, painted windows shut with sloppy paint all over windows, supposedly fixed termite damage- but placed a beam next to a damaged beam in one corner of the house only). 

Here's the way that I organize my information.3 cabinets: 1 for vendors (people that sell stuff to you) 1 for customers (since I'm a landlord this means my tenants) 1 for general / administrative items (company documents of incorporation, tax documents)This is how I file information inside each cabinet.- Organize alphabetically (except XYZ can be combined since they're rare)- File according to first letter of the company's name.

They're my most valuable customers.

I can't imagine why they wouldn't want another customer, a commission is a commission!