[edj]

Providence, RI: interior paint.

Fairfield, IA: all maintenance as well as on-going renovations at $25/hr plus materials.

San Francisco, CA: interior paint, garden, chicken coop, converted garage into bedroom.

Portland, OR: extensive tear out and renovation, removed walls, renovated kitchen, new wiring and lighting, converted attic into bedroom, finished basement and added bedroom -- all on the owner's dime. Also, we built a kiln and a giant skate ramp in the backyard.

So it is possible. Although admittedly, I do have a knack for finding laid back landlords.

[bhayden]

The Portland example is dangerous territory, because now they have a home they can rent for much more per month and might kick you out. Then you just lived in a construction zone doing free labor for a year for nothing.