Pat...I so admire you for installng the bamboo fence yourself! It sounds like much work...hauling in concrete anchor pieces, etc. Lord knows I couldn't dig post holes! I'll remember your suggestion if I ever do such a job.
About landlords/slumlords...After viewing the house my best friend's husband owns and rents, along with many other properties, I decided I'm better off staying put in my little box ranch house! As you know, I've done all the improvements here myself, and I just finished looking at similar real estate here on the local listings online. Pitiful! One can't get a house here that is livable for under $100,000. I paid much less than that for my place, and still wondering how people manage to buy the outrageous property here!
You are doing good!
Love
Patty