I was the kid in high school getting offers from private colleges over how high my test scores were, and I ended up ruining so much with drugs, toxic emotions and bad decisions. 

What a refreshing first day on Bigger Pockets, I'm used to online video games where most online communities are toxic.

Or, Large lot next door no longer toxic. 

We might have a short time on this planet, why make it harder by taking unnecessary risks?

my Favorite city to base out of for flyfishing each summer.. and I love flying into that airport in our plane.. the approach is super cool as well as departure.. you kind of have to experience it to understand.what a great place on the planet if your into the out doors.

I was around when that place was a toxic waste site. 

This environment sounds toxic for a baby!

Learned.RENTAL - Fast forward to March 2017, I was listening to a financial podcast (cannot recall which) and the hosts kept mentioning that the wealthiest people on the planet have a significant real estate portfolio.

$80K to $3.5m... that is not the worst problem on this planet....You have California to thank ... lol

She ended up losing all of them in foreclosure and filing for bankruptcy.The damage from the housing crisis — a toxic combination of frenzied buying, rampant construction, predatory lending and investment excess — was extensive.