Paint inside, and out, they've painted on the brick exterior and the new shed I put in just for them, they've ruined the carpet/vinyl and decided to rip it out thus they've stained up the hardwood floors, the kitchen and new appliances are toast, busted a new window, torn out and lost new screens, the bathroom WAS new, they've ran a leaking clothes washer and soaked the floor which is probably ruined, that leak has gone into the heating duct work and has pulled away from the furnace, they tore off every down spout which has resulted in what used to be a bone dry crawl space being wet, I cut the yard yesterday(when I saw all this), and they are three weeks behind on rent.Human trash is being kind...

We live on a couple acres with plenty of room to do a bit of farming.I've got several Deere's already, I'd need a little stockpile of fuel and a nice selection of seeds and I'm in business.If the economy really goes to pieces and things start really going down hill, I'm pretty sure I could trade potatoes or corn for Gold or Silver all day long (not that I would though).Food, Water and Ammo would be King, no contest.

If it is the joint compound for dry wall, all you have to do is get it wet and let the water soak on it.

Then I bought a few of the NOLO books related to landlording and spent a TON of time on the web.About 6 months ago I discovered BP and have spent even more time soaking up everything I can.

(BTW kudos to rich for planting this seed in my head - this is one of his favorite deductions)I figure it would be wise to acquire maybe some ski resort property and beach property, among other locales.

However, I want to make a sum of seed money first to then be able to reinvest into properties that I will be holding for CF.

As a result, I think a lot inventory could be soaked up and leave little opportunity for US or at least make the available assets more competitive to obtain.@ Bryan - You are correct there are a lot of variables in this equation.

I have to agree with DemosL just read everything on this site and soak it all up.

Instead of a defined spot you’ll have a discolored patch that’s now soaked in.Every few years I rent a gas powered power washer from Home Depot to clean my driveway, sidewalk, and back yard stairs.

I learned a ton about rental management and when we moved on we sold it for a nice profit and it gave us the seed money for new projects.