Not trying to he harsh but you simply are not ready,,, Good Luck 

The harsh weather will often require more frequent roof replacement and exterior damage than you would encounter in a place like Santa Clara, etc. 

He said he was smelling a chemical smell from his heater.

These properties are in Lima, Ohio which is an industrial town with an oil refinery, chemical plants, US Military tank plant, ford motors and couple other big businesses. 

Then you use several other chemicals that stop them from reproducing and run everything in the house through the dryer multiple times.

Most recently, I've been a clinical social worker working in chemical and crisis mental health settings and published an academic text after completing my graduate assistantship in 2012.

Some background about me: I grew up in the Houston area, studied Chemical Engineering at LSU (Geaux Tigers!)

@Joe A Warner I don't mean to sound harsh, but the way I'm hearing you is that you would like the services of an agent but don't want to pay for them.Based on what you've written, I see mistakes already. 

I know the penalties are harsh if you don't follow the rules like the "you owe us 75% of the value if you sell prior to 3 years". 

[Harsh much?]