I have no idea what Rick is drinking based on your post!

The economic gap is getting so wide that it won't be long that you will either be in a profession requiring a degree or you'll be in labor or scratching.

It would be awesome to meet up sometime for a drink.

Is it possible that the furnace belonged to the tenant?

I didn't even know there was a meeting tonight -- I don't belong to it.

I don't enjoy this at all because I find it much more difficult to work around the tenants schedule, some people don't feel comfortable looking at a house with another persons belongings laying around, and I have even had the current tenants there sometimes as we walk the new potential tenant through.

Anyone else had problems with tenants leaving belongings in the hallways/stairways?

And she belonged to several REIA groups in different states.

Marco SantarelliHey Marco, I am required to spin my wheels a bit as I cannot leave this area for the next 3-6 months and I do not want my first investment property to be long distance.

They likely still belong to the homeownwer, as the foreclosure process is still ongoing.