When people are handed a good deal, they should invest the savings in their future instead of squandering it and thinking nothing will ever change.

Underwriting would be solid with secondary and tertiary sources of repayment to make sure my leveraged deposits aren't squandered.

I mean Gore, doesn't exactly produce his own power, but he does pay a little extra on his utility bill in order to purchase some of his energy from "green" sources.http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/gorehome.aspHowever, even if he did produce his own power, that's no excuse to squander it.

Do I give it to my kids where it runs a high risk of being squandered?

Let's say he was to do a very poor job of managing the rehab, or worse, squandering the money elsewhere.

Considering that we are squandering 1100 on rent/month, is it that important that our first house hack has positive cash flow?

Please learn more before you squander your fathers money.

I know I have to be diligent in directing the money properly (easy to squander on other things).

I just wished I started real estate investing years ago instead of squandering money.

If you get a bad HOA, they can squander the funds, create wars between owners, harass you to death over something ridiculous, and generally suck the happiness out of your life.On the other hand, they may be great.