However, that plan brings with it a whole other bag of worms. 

The owner with the tenant told us tonight that his father had sand bags around the front, where the water came in.

Dishes, utensils, bed/bath linens, soaps, garbage bags, etc.  

Salt is $20 a bag in winter. 

Put a plastic trash bag on the floor underneath it, and then hose the coil down well with your favorite multi-purpose cleaner (Windex, 409, Fantastik, Spic n Span, or equal), and maybe use a sponge or a wad of paper towels, gently, to wipe it down. 

In the GFC everyone knows F&F was bailed out because it was holding the bag on so many mortgages that defaulted. 

I get that some landlords are dirt bags, but man... this article makes it look like landlords are these mob sharks that sit around rolling in cash while making the lives of their tenants miserable in horrible conditions. 

That being said, I've cosigned for family members from time to time, but I always had a way I could liquidate what equity there would be in the asset and get out from under the loan if I was the only one left holding the bag.

I keep one in my tool bag and one at home just in case I ever need it

.#6)  Get bags to put your rollers/brushes in so you don't have to clean them.