., funny thing is I do have a mentor, and I'd have folded long ago without his guidance, but he has a tendency to be too trusting and naive, and that's part of how I got into this situation--following his advice.

Ain't nobody getting out of this thing alive, so, what would you rather have at end?

@Dan FrehmeyerI would replace the roof and hvac if they were at end of life as it appears they are.

As someone who has a tendency to spend excessively and live paycheck to paycheck, the lockdown measures implemented during the pandemic unexpectedly helped me stabilize my financial situation.

Tenants will bring in family members who are temporarily/permanently homeless, single moms will bring in new boyfriends, daughters who produce children will have a tendency to drop their offspring off with grandma and grandpa to raise, etc.. 

Covered California super sucks, private insurance is extremely expensive & CA fines you at end of year for any lapse in coverage.Employees have no idea how lucky they are, especially here in CA.My workers comp and payroll taxes are almost 18%! 

German Shepard's and many other breeds such as Malmutes have a tendency that one barks, they all bark till they get tired and then it stops.Last of all this is a cabin in the woods, the guy has every right to be there, with his dogs, and do whatever he wants while he is on his property.

Tao is a builder Ronan has done a lot of work with and the quality is excellent.

Duplex - 100% immediate passive income, Tax benefit (schedule E) more deductions to get more back or owe zero at end of year.

I guess I have a tendency to make things as difficult as possible.