I can take out the drain plug and put in a mesh screen stopper instead, but it doesn't look good.

Every time she gets something from me, she calls and insists I make an offer.

I have a neighbor who advised me she is behind on her mortgage payments and her lender is going to foreclose on her.

@Carole G. we don't have an actual property selected yet, just doing the initial talks to see if we want to buy a place and if our plans would mesh together.

Ultimately, in March of this year, she called me and told me she was selling the home.  

My mom worked two jobs just to keep us afloat and barely spent anytime with me, she was doing everything she could.Having a 3 year old, I have a tough time knowing that if I continue in the active income realm (being an employee) I'll never be able to pick up my son from school and help him with his homework and this is something that I may achieve through REI.Once again congrats on your recent success, this is the first domino in your upcoming success!

Also another note, she just told me she has a mortgage on it for 92,000..

I met with a seller telling me she had multiple offers on her property and its about to be sold, but I check the title every week to see if it ever changed and it never did.

She proceeded to tell me she recently got divorced and her former husband skipped town and provides no support for their three young children and that she got stuck with all of their joint financial obligations. 

The best thing to do is to feel out which facet of REI you think you would mesh best with.