It's just a fancy exhaust fan that pumps basement air out and up through a PVC pipe going up the side of the home.

I don't want to work and BRRRR sounds exhausting. 

The man next door seems to be mentally ill (lives by himself and very hostile) has trash, debris, furniture, animal feces, and stray cats all over his yard.

This will also give you an opportunity to practice your negotiation skills.And after you exhaust the free options you can do a regular search for furniture, appliances, etc. and you will find plenty of affordable listings.

Exhausted by a decade of rising disorder and property crime—now two-and-a-half times higher than Los Angeles’s and four times higher than New York City’s.After dictating homelessness policy for a generation, the activist class is losing the narrative.Here is the entire story by Michael Snyder: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-17/san-fran..."

The need to hoarding is a mental illness.

I was floored how some people live initially but I’ve grown to just accept slob mentality.

It's a next meal mentality there.

A range hood can 'usually' be tapped into an existing 15amp circuit (14/2 wiring) depending on the fan draw, as some of the Asian exhaust Hoods draw a lot of amps. 

It can be a great job, but it also requires a level of mental toughness.