@Mark Langdon is that Tuesday meet up pretty regular?

Here is a list of activities that you can or cannot do in Texas : GUIDELINE OF THE STATE REAL ESTATE COMMISSIONREAL ESTATE ASSISTANTS AND UNLICENSED INDIVIDUALS The State Real Estate Commission is regularly questioned about what duties arepermissible for assistants and other unlicensed individuals.

These programs have been around just as long as "regular" IRA's - i.e. what Wall Street wants you to think is the only type of IRA.  

If you decide not to tile, be sure to at least use greenboard/moisture resistant board, as most older homes have regular drywall in the bathrooms.

My parents (and myself, throughout my childhood), have experienced the problems with renting out in SF with many different issues- rent control, unpermitted units and all around regular maintenance. 

However, I would not ask them to fix everything...that's not even the norm for a regular MLS sale.  

We normally redo the kitchens, flooring and lighting so it makes a lot of the regular items less important.  

. :) Ummmm  I've been regularly reading articles and forum threads for 6 months now, in addition to reading books and podcasts.

(Barring of course, any major repairs that may be way out of your league) not sure how you handle this regularly, but I'm talking about this kind of stuff you did, electric, plumbing, HVAC, etc. thanks for the fun post.

Especially with sewer lines the technology has really advanced and by staying on top of the system with regular inspections you may be able to use a technique such as pipe lining before total replacement is necessary.