Nothing wrong with I left it as is. 6 months later a tenant dropped their bowling ball on the tile and cracked it into jagged pieces!

I spent a lot of time trying to reconcile the exodus from IL and what I've been seeing in the market and eventually came to understand that while the population in Chicago is dropping the density within the desirable areas is spiking.

Hint, the property has been on the market for a long time and they have not dropped the price, that means they cannot because they are going to have to come out with money out of pocket to sell it.

The other side of the 3rd wall is the drop of the stairwell so there's nothing on other side of that wall if I were to open it up.

One home is one person on an island having to deal with all the challenges on your own from a distance, perhaps if you were local to Detroit and/or you had a cousin or uncle who can at least drop by and look at it.

The fridge has a cracked shelf, and something dropped on front edge and cracked the material. 

And before you ask, no you can't drop the class.Simply put, you can't successfully live with someone if you can't have a conversation about money.   

Thanks for helping the animals.

Use the house hack to bring in roommates and drop your expenses while saving big for more investments. 

I lost the auction, but when the winner dropped out, the seller (a mortgage company) accepted my offer instead.