GA Power told me they want a full inspection ... which means I have to turn lights off!!

Does paying someone to blow new knockdown on ceilings and walls make a big enough difference to justify the cost?  The current texture is not in bad shape, just dated.  It is a 1970's house on acreage with a pool so i...

She hasn't even been staying at the property though, she only comes once a week or so to grab a couple of things, turns her bedroom light on and shuts/locks the door so that it wastes the electricity that her roommates are paying for.

I think you can find 1.4 properties in tolerable areas of Minneapolis and St Paul that have good bones but need some paint/carpet/light fixtures and will meet your cash flow goal of >$200/unit/month, possibly even on the MLS.

I did do light Renos to get the max rent as possible!

You should have a clause that allows via email.Send an email with a deadline warning that after deadline you will have it done and bill tenant.ALSO, warn them they are expected to maintain the landscaping properly and it if is not done regularly as needed, you will continue to have it done and bill them.

Then just re-cut/patch outlet  and light switch holes. 

I wanted to post this to warn my fellow investors about them, they do lease-to-owns buying houses dirt cheap from banks and sell them via LTO for often 600% more without doing any work to them.

The owner warned me it may be squatter occupied, and I went to look at it myself, it bad clothes hanging and 2 locked doors that I assume someone was living in.

Maybe he can shed some light?