I was so happy that someone would lend me money with no job.

I think it'll be awesome as Joe does a great job.  

Getting ready to sell a rental, and realized how much I forgot about doing a big painting job. 1/4 of the way through I broke down and shelled out for a 18-inch rollar and big painting tray.

Yes, I thought that renewal fee seemed weird, especially in that a lease renewal is probably the easiest part of the job for the property manager.

If you have them printed out, you can reference them next time you take a call to make sure you dont miss any of your questions.

Think about working with a mailing list broker to make some suggestions.Also be sure that the list you get has been run through the National Change of Address (NCOA) so you don't waste printing a postage mailing to bad addresses.

Jobs drive the economy. 

I have no immediate plans to quit my day job, and am mostly interested in rental properties at this time, although I'm not convinced Portland is a good place to get into rentals. 

In other words, if an economic downturn happens could a utility company close causing many local renters to lose their jobs?

She transferred from a nys job to another nys job but in my area.