I got it inspected by a structural engineer who recommended external drains and an electrician who recommended replacing the fuse box.

I also suggest you find some small reward for small goals reached and big rewards for big goals reached for external motivation.Also remember the story of the guy who dug for gold for years and never found anything, nothing.

Of course, there are good reasons why some choose to use external property managers, but given my family's experience in always managing their own properties, it makes a lot of sense to me.

That should be sobering enough to realize that externalities are fleeting - you have to find the measure of success inside you.

While I am not certain of the answer, I believe I know someone who will likely be able to help.For some reason I keep getting flagged for spam when I post someone's contact info/a link to an external site, so shoot me a PM and I can get you their info.Kevin

Without that, all the external motivation may be all for nothing.

The majority of your cost to fix this issue will be external and maintenance related (gutters for the home next door, better drainage to push water away from the homes quickly, etc.).  

Where the plaintiff is not without fault it is possible that the plaintiffmay be forced to pay part or all of the cost of abating the nuisance.Economic Impact of the Common Law ApproachWhat the tort system seeks is to take externalities created by one party and force thatparty to internalize those costs.

But it wasn’t the external activity that surprised me, it was the internal charge I feel.

If flipping is your business, you need to figure out how to create the value improvement, just just rely on external forces.