@Jacob Scholes   Safe is a relative term.....no disrespect but if you grew up in Santa Rosa (I used to party at The Daily Planet and The Funhouse there and I do know that area) then you may not feel "safe" having your wife alone for months at a time in East Oakland.

My name is Jen and I live in one of the most expensive cities on this planet.

My friend Andrew Cushman (BP podcast 279) describes C- (D) properties this way: "the grass is always greener... over the septic tank.

I wish we had more of this on our planet!!

Also, centrally billed accounts give tenants no incentive to conserve electricity so they’ll be more likely to run their A/C 24/7 and you’ll pay for it....Bottom line, unless you’re going solar because you want to save the planet, stick to what you have.

Louis, MO), and a General Manager of a Planet Fitness (PF - Brownsburg, IN).I know my background probably doesn't strike employers as an ideal one for the job, but do you all have any recommendations on how I might go about getting them to seriously consider me?

At $35K, you are doing it to feel good about the planet, which is fine! 

The college is growing like crazy, and there are solid businesses coming in over the last year (planet fitness, ALDI, Texas Roadhouse).

This is the greediest business on the planet, and I am way too good of a person to be involved in it. 

And then, even without the tax stuff it is greener... which is a big deal to me...