I was at city hall a couple years ago and saw a stack of flyers saying it was AGAINST THE LAW to replace a hot water heater?!?!?!?! You're only allowed to paint and change a light bulb now. Wife and I were lucky enough to live in the "good old days" of the 80's and 90's where we bought properties, fixed them up and rented or flipped. That's IMPOSSIBLE now without breaking the law. It wouldn't be cost effective to refurb a property if you had to pay a contractor for everything. This country has gone CRAZY.

I'm redoing my last (of 20+) rental properties.