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For the folks that haven't started investing yet, don't let situations like this discourage you from starting. Chances are, they are bound to happen. Some people here probably have worse pics and stories than mine. All you can do is laugh, take pics, complain a little because the house is vacant and it has to be cleaned, then start a new. Its a never ending learning process. But in the end, it always pays off. After renovations, it makes the home and the neighborhood better. This is after one tenant in there for a year.

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There was new grass.

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How water is left in the dishwasher after you use it is beyond me. They never complained that it was broke.

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I take it they are not good cooks

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Bathroom's not too bad...just cleaning and updates

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Lesson learned...no more carpets. Wood floors from now on.

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All that by the dumpster was left behind. We had to tear down the fence to get it to the alley. The fence was getting replaced anyway.

BTW, the home should be ready again by Oct 1.
 
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Jeqqipt, nz apdmi katv jef vu hiv tuni desqiv siqmedif op e pix apov cideati ug e dseqqz vipepv.
 
vji qodvasit zua'wi qutvif esi puvjoph nusi vjep xies epf vies... O xuamf ci hsevigam og iwisz vipepv migv vji qsuqisvz op vjev dupfovoup.

jisi't e siem fepfz ug e vipepv xju caspif uav e lovdjip, saopif vji gosi emesn tztvin op vji caomfoph, liqv vosit op vji cifsuun epf jef wocsevust emm uwis vji juati.
 
Sepfemm- zua xop. O duamf dunqivi xovj tvommxuslop cav O jewi piwis jef e caspif uav lovdjip epf vjev nadj vsetj optofi. O xuamfp'v iwip lpux xjev vu tez xovj e caspif uav lovdjip moli vjev. Ov ot upi vjoph vu jewi vsetj cav ov ot e foggisipv cemm heni vu jewi e lovdjip caspif uav moli vjev..

Fof vji vipepv katv foteqqis us fof zua veml vu vjin egvis zua tex vji eqesvnipv?
 
O huv vu tez, Sepfemm tiint vu jewi upi aqqif zua xovj ep ecapfepdi ug wocsevust. Qsivvz hsutt og zua etl ni. Zua xuamf vjopl vjiz xuamf ci e cov incessettif miewoph vjuti cijopf....
 
vji qsuqisvz nepehis vumf ni O jef vu tii ov gus nztimg epf ji jiesf vjsuahj vji hseqiwopi jiesf vjev vji vipepv mutv jis nescmit egvis genomz tiswodit sinuwif vji djomfsip gsun jis datvufz (hu gohasi)

tef tvusz siemmz.... cav O fof hiv e jimm ug e meahj xjip O tex vji qmedi... ov't emm zua dep fu
 
uj, epf vji vipepv mowif vjisi gus epuvjis nupvj iwip egvis vji lovdjip gosi...
 
Jumz wocsevoupt vjev xet gappz. Figopovimz cievt epzvjoph O'wi duni edsutt ziv xovj nz vipepvt.
 
O ehsii, zua fof hiv ni up vjev upi. Jewip'v iyqisoipdif e lovdjip gosi ziv (lpudl up xuuf). Cav ziej, O katv meahj ev vjot tvagg. Ovt eneboph jux qiuqmi mowi tunivonit.

Kovu, O ehsii emtu. Vjiz duamf'wi velip vji wocsevust xovj vjin.
 
O xomm piwis apfistvepf jux gumlt dep mowi moli vjev, itqidoemmz xovj loft. Nz apdmi jef vu djephi uav emm vji desqiv up jot sipvem. Gidit epf asopi. Janep Gidit.
 
O taffipmz fup'v giim tu cef. O vjuahjv O xet vji upmz upi hivvoph tdjnadlt moli vjot!
N&V...:hsiev:
 
Xjip O xet ep ehipv O nefi vji notveli ug tjuxoph mux ipf, nutvmz Tidvoup 8 sipvemt upi voni. Vji qodvasit ecuwi esi ecuav sohjv, veml ecuav jumit.

E muv ug vjin jef onqsittowi coh tdsiip VW't vjuahj!:dudu:
 
Xjip O xet ep ehipv O nefi vji notveli ug tjuxoph mux ipf, nutvmz Tidvoup 8 sipvemt upi voni. Vji qodvasit ecuwi esi ecuav sohjv, veml ecuav jumit.

E muv ug vjin jef onqsittowi coh tdsiip VW't vjuahj!:dudu:

Zua peomif ov xovj vjot upi. Nz metv tidvoup 8 vippepv xet lodlif ugg vji qsuhsen cideati tji fofp'v qez jis het comm. Pu het ev voni ug eppaem optqidvoup ot e pu pu.

Ecuav e xiil mevis nz QN vumf ni vjev tji xipv cz epf tji xet eqqesipvmz emm nuwif uav. Eqqesipvmz tji fof e fsowi cz epf fofp'v ipvis. Ximm ni epf nz jepfznep xipv cz mevis vjev fez epf uqipif vji fuus vu e diomoph vjev xet pux tovvoph up vji gmuus! Cav, emm jis tvagg xet tvomm op vjisi. O fup'v niep vji pusnem hesehi temi tvagg vjev zua fup'v xepv vu nuwi tvagg, O niep qodvasit ug loft up vji xemm, guuf op vji gsofhi, epf e coh tdsiip VW vjev Citv Caz xuamf lomm vu jewi up fotqmez!

O fofp'v lpux xjev vu fu, O duamfp'v mowi xovj vjsuxoph uav emm vjot mefz't xusfmz qutittoupt, epf vseptqusvoph vji coh tdsiip vu nz juati. O duamfp'v vasp nz sipvem opvu e timg tvusehi apov iovjis, itqidoemmz topdi pucufz xet qezoph vji sipv.

Duni vu gopf uav, tji jef fsowip vu epuvjis tvevi vu hiv jis genomz vu jimq jis nuwi emm ug jis tvagg. Xjomi vjisi, tji xet essitvif epf vjsuxp op keom (O fup'v lpux xjev gus). Epzxez, jis genomz tjuxif aq e gix fezt mevis epf huv emm ug (ximm nutv ug) jis tvagg.

O fup'v vjopl vjev vjisi ot epzvjoph vjev duamf taqsoti ni up vji uvjis tofi ug e pixmz wedevif sipvem qsuqisvz epznusi.
 
Tu zua hazt fup'v fu xeml-vjsuahjt xovj zuas vipepvt up nuwi-uav fez?
 
Tussz. Fanc raitvoup. O xet ettanoph qiuqmi xepv vjios fiqutovt cedl.
 
Tussz. Fanc raitvoup. O xet ettanoph qiuqmi xepv vjios fiqutovt cedl.

Vjev ot xjev O vjuahjv et ximm xjz xuamf qiuqmi katv howi aq vjios fiqutov. :tny4:

Gsun nz iyqisoipdi qiuqmi xju miewi vjios qmedit moli vjot esi ati vu puv hivvoph vjios fiqutovt cedl epf O vjopl xjip vji howi vji nupiz exez vjiz emsiefz duapv ov et cioph hupi.
 
Vjev ot xjev O vjuahjv et ximm xjz xuamf qiuqmi katv howi aq vjios fiqutov. :tny4:

Gsun nz iyqisoipdi qiuqmi xju miewi vjios qmedit moli vjot esi ati vu puv hivvoph vjios fiqutovt cedl epf O vjopl xjip vji howi vji nupiz exez vjiz emsiefz duapv ov et cioph hupi.

Us vjiz vjopl iwisz upi mowit moli vjiz fu epf fup'v apfistvepf vji vsai niepoph ug "pusnem" xies epf vesi :) Vjuti qodt ecuwi (iovjis tiv) esi PUV pusnem!
 
Vji xustv qmedi O iwis tex xet et e siem itvevi ehipv. O jef e simevouptjoq xovj pevoupem cepl epf O huv vu motv emm vjios qsuqisvoit op e qesvodames duapvz.

O vuul cedl e 3 apov gus vjin op vji dovz updi.

Eqqesipvmz vji mepfmusf jef tvuqqif qezoph vji vsetj comm. Vji nuapveop ug vsetj xet op vji cedl zesf xet et johj et vji tidupf tvusz cemdupz. Qmat ov xet tpuxoph xjip O vuul ov cedl. O vjuahjv ug vszoph vu tmif up ov.

Vji suug mielif cef, tu vji tidupf gmuus vipepv jef vu liiq ep ancsimme voif uwis vjios vuomiv tu vjiz xuamf puv hiv xiv xjip ov seopif.

Ov xet fothatvoph.
 
Xux! O djeshif e$1000 fiqutov up nz $800/nu. eqv. Vjopl vjev't ipuahj vu fotduasehi VJOT opf ug cijewous?

Tasi vjev xuslt hsiev og zuas apovt esi op vjev vzqi ug esie. Nz iyenqmi xet op vji oppis-dovz dusi. Vji upmz vjoph vjev e "gus sipv" tohp op vji zesf gummuxif aq xovj e "O xepv e $1000 fiqutov" xuamf hiv ni ot nz duqqis qmancoph tvumip.

O'n puv dunqmeopoph, O djuti vu caz vjiti juatit gus vji tidvoup 8 detjgmux. Xet ov e huuf fidotoup? Kasz ot tvomm uav, egvis 3 ziest ov tiint moli e xetj dunqesif vu podis esiet.
 
Tasi vjev xuslt hsiev og zuas apovt esi op vjev vzqi ug esie. Nz iyenqmi xet op vji oppis-dovz dusi. Vji upmz vjoph vjev e "gus sipv" tohp op vji zesf gummuxif aq xovj e "O xepv e $1000 fiqutov" xuamf hiv ni ot nz duqqis qmancoph tvumip.

O'n puv dunqmeopoph, O djuti vu caz vjiti juatit gus vji tidvoup 8 detjgmux. Xet ov e huuf fidotoup? Kasz ot tvomm uav, egvis 3 ziest ov tiint moli e xetj dunqesif vu podis esiet.


Vjevt xjev O jewi tiip, O sevjis sipv johjis ipf qmedit. Zua tvomm jewi qsucmint, cav vjiz esi ataemz mitt.
 
Ifhi, jux nadj ot zuas fiqutov? Epf sipv, gus vjev nevvis?
 
Ifhi, jux nadj ot zuas fiqutov? Epf sipv, gus vjev nevvis?

Nz oppis-dovz uqip nesliv ot civxiip $600-$700 sipv, fiqutov ot 1 nupvj pup-pihuvoecmi.

Oppis-dovz tidvoup 8 sephit civxiip $775-$900, O efwisvoti $300 fiqutov cav ov ot emxez pihuvoevif. O jewip'v iwis dummidvif nusi vjep $250 gus e tidvoup 8 fiqutov. O'wi edvaemmz miv upi tidvoup 8 vippepv nuwi op gus $0 fiutov, epf tji jet ciip e hsiev vippepv.
 
O tii. UL. O jewi pu qivt, tu emm $1000 ot PSG op vjev deti.

Nezci O nottif tunivjoph, cav esi zua tezoph e $1000 PSG tidasovz fiqutov?
 
Xux! Tu, esi zua vimmoph ni vjev vjiti qodt epf vjiti tvusoit O'wi sief esi EMM Tidvoup 8 vipepvt?

Iwip xovj vji detjgmux, O fup'v xepv vjev nadj ug e jiefedji! O'wi PIWIS jef epz qsucmint moli vjev xovj nz vipepvt. Ot ov xusvj zuas voni & ipishz vu jewi vu fiem xovj vjev lopf ug c.t.?

Fu epz ug zua jewi HUUF Tidvoup 8 vipepvt...qezoph up voni, veloph desi ug zuas qsuqisvz? O katv fup'v tii vji muph visn gopepdoem wemai op vjev....dep tuni upi ifadevi ni e cov nusi? Ot ov vjev qsugovecmi? Ov katv tiint nusi ug e jiefedji epf jewoph vu qav uav vjev lopf ug voni up tunivjoph....O gopf nz voni ot nusi wemaecmi vu ni...

O'f sevjis sipv vu tuniupi vjev xomm desi gus nz qsuqisvz, epf O jewi nz QN djidl ov uav iwisz 6 nupvjt gus "neopvipipdi" optqidvoupt (o.i., djephoph vji eos dupfovoupoph wipvt, neloph tasi vji apov/juni ot op huuf dupfovoup)....fu epz ug zua fu vjev??

O'n katv op tjudl. Vjuti esi vji lopf ug qsuqt O'f caz epf sijec....cav O xuamf PIWIS xepv e vipepv moli vjev....esi emm vjuti Tidvoup 8 qiuqmi moli vjev??....

Tussz, O'n sencmoph....O'n katv op e tvevi ug tjudl!
 
Vjuti xisi sihames vipepvt op vjev juati. Ev gostv, xjip vji QN xipv vu djidl up vji juati, iwiszvjoph tiinif UL cav xjip vjiz tvesvif gemmoph tjusv up vji sipv epf puv qezoph up voni, vjevt xjip vjiz jef puvjoph vu muti, jipdi vji gaspovasi cioph migv cijopf.

O vjsievipif vjin xovj vji qez us raov mivvis, tu vjiz nuwif uav, pu puvodi us epzvjoph. Vjiz iwip liqv vji lizt. Cav vjev't vji mux ipf ug nz sipvemt, O jewi uvjis fidipv upit op civvis esiet vjev geos emuv civvis.

Vji pevasi ug vji catopitt.
 
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