In order to get the non-mortgage costs to around 50%, I would need to shave off about $500 somewhere! 

I ordered a 3-way topsoil mix (1/3 sand, 1/3 silt, and 1/3 sawdust) and what was delivered was a very poor quality product (I talked to 4 different industry professionals, who all believed he delivered fill dirt with some wood shavings added to it.  

I ordered a 3-way topsoil mix (1/3 sand, 1/3 silt, and 1/3 sawdust) and what was delivered was a very poor quality product (I talked to 4 different industry professionals, who all believed he delivered fill dirt with some wood shavings added to it.

I'm 49 and work in the offshore oil fields around the world.

I have a 4-unit property in Maine that I provide heat & hot water that are currently off of the oil fired boiler. 

We did get the property remodeled and turned around just in time for the oil boom to hit, which nobody saw coming.

In 32221 We have GE OIL and Gas, Saft International , a Solar Company, Wayfair is building, Bridgestone tires, A college, FSCJ Cecil Campus, The Equesteian Center is also a concert entertainment venue, Cecil Commerce, all fairly recent and more is coming to 32221, Amazon is in 32210 just over the border of 32221 and the 32210 housing is older and saturated all the new construction is coming to 32221.We will rezone to commercial or sell to a company that will do it , 528 ft frontage on SR 228 & 330 ft on Nathan Hale rd.

The property uses an oil furnace for heating. 

Ask yourself if you want to mix $$ and your friendship and then refer to the adage: "Friends and Money: Oil and Water".

@Sarah Dawson - I think if you took a poll from people they would stay it would take 2-5 years to ramp up to the point where you have a well-oiled machine of a business running on all cylinders.