IOW........In other words Well, if you're heating it anyhow, and you watch for incoming pests, then go for it! I used to keep one g'house cranking through January and February every year. I did Easter lilies from bulb (almost a lost art for anyone but the huge wholesaler anymore). It was a real luxury for me to be able to hold over odds 'n ends and even my own houseplants, but I kept waaaaaaaaaaay too much crap I really shouldn't have. LOL. I switched from bulbs to pre-finished on the lilies, and finally to finished. So after the poinsettia season, there is no reason for me to keep the seed house running. So, last year, for the first time in nineteen years, I let all the houses go fallow after Christmas. The fuel rates have increased so dramatically I saw NO REDUCTION in my annual heating bill. I do have a small rigid structure I can cram in the stuff I absolutely must carry over. Last year it was a few tropicals, and my boston fern liners. And also the odds n' ends stuff for season's start like Regal Geranium cuttings, they insist on sending a month earlier than I'd asked for. LOL. I almost feel sorry for the big guys from whom I am locking in prices for next season for liners and plugs. I am assuming they are contracted out to lock in their gas prices, because if we get that huge rise again, something has got to give. I will not even release prospective pricing for next year until I see where the prices land for the growing season early next winter. I play musical chairs each year to max out the heated bench space, and that means scheduling down to the wire. My houses are large enough, I really don't want to kick them on until I can fill them quickly, so they get kicked on in sequence, and that sometimes means waiting for a warm day to move things over from the already heated houses to the new kid on the block. Be very careful with introducing other people's plants in your g'house, especially if you don't let your's go fallow to sanitise it and do good weeding. You can get a population of nasties going you won't be able to deal with until the next spring.

I'm going to take this and go stand on a pole with it over in Alpines.

I would steer clear of the resident issue and the babysitting issue. If they investigate the noise issue, and you tell them which apartment the kids belong to, they will figure out that the kids don't live there. But bringing up those issues, if the management doesn't like complaints, won't do you any favors with management. Stick to the noise issue. Yes, it is during the day time. But if it is very loud and very often, that means that other tenants are being disturbed. And that isn't fair. Don't just say the kids are noisy. Be specific as to how their noise affects you. You can't hear your radio or TV, they wake you up from a nap, their yelling startles you or frightens you. And don't forget to mention the rock and stick throwing--that could get someone hurt. It might also be good to say what you would like to happen. Explain that you understand that kids play outside and make noise. But you want that noise moved to directly outside *their* apartment, not yours. Or to one of the playgrounds. You aren't asking that the kids stay indoors all day, or never make a sound. You are asking that their noise be moved away from your apartment, or that the noise level be lowered. If you show the manager you have reasonable expectations, they may be more willing to work with you.

I'd like to weigh in with 25 years of professional painting experience... if your home is 2850 sf then the rough wall sf including ceilings is 10,000 sf of paintable surfaces. Now do the calculations... Let's simply talk MATERIALS: the primer alone for a cheap primer is $600-$700. ceiling paint for 2 coats 17 gallons $500, wall paint for two coats 35 gallons $1600, trim paint 10 gallons $600 plus caulk, nail hole filler, sandpaper, tape will run another $200. So your materials are $3500 plus or minus a few dollars. Now, the industry standard is 7 X Materials, that's what the IRS and State Tax folks expect from professional painters! Materials are 15% of the overall job. How do you slice and dice it all up? Sure we can paint for less money, labor, but what kind of professional do you want to pay? Want a $15/hour inexperienced person of a $75/hour professional? As a business, don't forget to add in insurances, payroll taxes, overhead and profit. Sounding like $20,000 is a more realistic cost to me, probably low in my opinion. Go ahead give it a try yourself....not that easy! Quality remains long after price is forgotten.