You can't create money out of thin air and expect your financial system to survive!

A will could have stated the ownership was divided, but without a will, it should have gone 100% to the surviving spouse.

I will make whatever changes I need to make to survive the darktimes we are entering.

I pray our republic survives your turn at the helm of power.

in general is there a rule of thumb when it comes to how much $ to set aside for each rental property. $ that would be used for repairs, to cover late rents, etc...?

I have a tenant who is now late 2 straight months...

I'm about as retired as I could survive right now.

Here's an interesting story that I read today.http://www.bobparsons.com/My16Rules2006.htmlThe above (or following) article (or rules for survival) is included with the permission of Bob Parsons (http://www.bobparsons.com) and is Copyright © 2004-2006 by Bob Parsons.

One for surviving spouse in a survivors' trust, one for an exemption trust of the deceased up to exempt amount, and the balance to a survivor trust .

I think in this situation and in life, if you can survive the tough times, the good times seem all that much sweeter.

How on earth did you survive in the business for 20+ years with that attitude?