that's interesting - I hadn't realized the UK has a similar program , but I guess that makes sense. I've had some pretty nasty cleanouts - but nothing where the walls were full of knife holes. It's too bad what happened to your daughter - I've heard stories like that a million times - it's one of the main reasons that so many people don't want to accept Section 8 - it's also the reason that many people use property managers - a lot of people think its expensive to have property management - but they help keep your rents up to date, do regular checkups, and deal with evictions for you - in a lot of ways , they can help you make even more money . At least she got it sold - I hope that didn't sour her on all investment property.

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