But the plumber can usually tell what caused the clog...if it wasn't tree roots causing a backup, it was most likely something like paper, hair, etc.I just simply say, "I'm sorry, but someone in the household has been flushing a lot of paper or something.

I basically just cannot see the forest through the trees I guess.  

Massive trees near the house. 

Try a service like Lending Tree.

Few preferences that would bring joy to me are - a place that does not have much snow, if any; a place that is green with a lot of trees, and a place that has a large job market since I do want to continue my full time career for the next few years until I know how I fare in generating cash flow, and lastly would also prefer a city that has a diverse population.

And now the Christmas Tree and all the munchkins await.Happy Holidays to All

But to throw numbers around, I spent about $40K redoing the basement/cellar of my 1000 sq ft personal DC residence a few years ago, that included 3 french drains (2 turtledoves minus a partridge in a pear tree), but in that is a whole bunch of little stuff that adds up.

Issues that often come up with surveys and all smart people will need to do a survey/tree inspection/sinkhole research to make sure we will be able to get a house on the property.

In real estate sellers, would like Columbo have tea with him and often give him the information he needed. 4.

Degrees are great and college is great, don't get me wrong, but it is not everyone's cup of tea.