One of them stops to tighten up his shoe laces. 

I could see that being a fairly big strain on your relationship though.

Same house a number of years back had the second floor shower leak, and that was one where tightening and caulking the cover plate on the faucet handles fixed it.

Up to a certain size, you can also get plugs that look like a rubber donut between two big washers; tightening a wing nut through the washers makes the donut squeeze out and seal to the inside of the drain pipe. 

Ive only been doing this for 6 months, but it seems as if the Birmingham inventory has tightened up a little bit.

My takeaway's:1) I can and SHOULD be doing this2) There is always more to learn3) I should tighten up some of my systems to protect myself just a bit more4) Every deal will teach me something and make me a better investorSo that's the very abbreviated version of my first flip!

Because I lost BFFs due to a business, and I strained family relationships due to another business. 

In practice your buying a property undermarket and will do whatever the seller wants so you can make your spread.In CA title co handle these transactions and threats to them are pointless.. same with the agent. what this buyer needs to do is tighten up what he does.As many have stated..

Dodd-Frank tightened lending standards for consumer loans but left the door open for commercial loans.

With property values falling and companies tightening their belts or even laying off employees, there's no better time to make sure your mortgage meets your current budget and long-term needs.What Is Refinancing?