We were told it would be a "process" and were told to remove any and all food, cooking products, plates, glasses, pots, pans (anything we cook with or eat on) from the kitchen until the problem was taken care of - approximately 2 months!!

I have caution with condo's, as the maintenance needs to be factored in and you are at the mercy of assessments and rising maintenance fees, which can significantly eat away at any cash flow you may have.

These can eat up a significant amount of water.Shut the water main off and see what happens.You can also contact the water company, explain the home is vacant, and ask for a credit.

@Will Kaufmann As a fellow attorney, you already know that attorneys usually don't work for free and they have bills to pay and they need to eat.

or will closing costs including transfer and title fees, etc eat up a lot of it?

But I tend to eat fresh.

You need to eat, live and breath real estate if you want to succeed.

The costs alone will massively eat into your profits and a home run might become a base hit, at best. 

That may significantly lower cost of money, but still not eat all your cash?

Might risk it, as it's going to eat up all the commission then.EIN seems to be free and fast, might just do it so I don't have to give out my social.What are are some benefits are having a DBA?