If it is block construction the engineers will make you beef up the slab and add piles to support the new weight of the second floor.

Here are a few Walmart deals that I found that could be useful$15 - Chefman Rapid Boil 1.2L Electric Tea Kettle - https://www.walmart.com/ip/Chefman-Rapid-Boil-Glass-Kettle-1...We have this kettle and it has been solid for 2 years now.

However, I have no idea how to choose from the remaining cities, it seems there are a lot of potential options:- Midwest - Michigan (ie: Grand Rapids) seems to have options, also seeing Columbus Ohio and Indianapolis coming up- Reno - I've seen mentioned several times on here- Pittsburgh / Philadelphia / Twin Cities - All mentioned as lower cost to get started, and seem to be experiencing growthI'd ideally like to find a place that has strong potential for future growth, a diversified economy, and I don't mind living in (being close to nature would be a plus). 

If they would open it up to dealing directly with the bankers, the speed of the recovery would pick up steam very rapidly.

After weighting all of that, does it make the most sense to try to keep this tenant in place? 

There is a lot of weight on marketing, and a lot of inputs to that cycle.

It was appreciating pretty rapidly for a while and a lot of flippers moved in.

If you can’t quantify risk and don’t understand the mechanics of “weighted” average of expected return and range of returns (standard deviation) then you are at a severe disadvantage and should consider a competent investment / financial manager for your investment capital.  

yep your weight in gold.  

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