I also develop financial software for Android mobile devices.

I went to the house twice and the first time there was some kind of loud portable device running in there--maybe a de-humidifier?

If you have a property that is located in an area where vandalism is the sport of the day, you can't really tie a set reserve to any index, like property value or rents, it will have to come from experience with that property.Being in a financial positiomn to cover any uninsured damage is the goal, if you can do that from day one without a "sinking fund" startegy, all well and good, but if you can't, I suggest you set aside all that you can initially and establish your reserve as quiclkly as you can (hopefully before your fisrt lease is over).What you need to assess is the risk of wear and tear as well as damage that is uninsurable for each property and then assess the risk in light of the probability of losses occuring at or near the same time on other properties.Never think that since you have quality "maintenance free" properties in great locations that you won't have any expense in the first or first few years.

However, a person who wants to be at his kids school/sports events, etc. but fits that into an irregular schedule can be perfect.

Congratulations.I hope it works out for you, the kid and his mom.May I suggest a "reward" for him IF he completes everything without any problems ... something small but meaningful like a sports team shirt or a book.Perhaps you could offer him "continued employment" such as more yard work in the spring?

The first thing I did was trade my sports car in for a pickup truck (should have bought a 3/4 ton).

Practically all sports is about one person or one team beating another.

But is there a solution for sports?

I have been considering purchasing a sports bar in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

In fact, all the freak weather we've seen over the past 50 years only goes to support the idea of climate change, not reject it.Here's a bit more info:http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1962294,00.htmlSo, as usual, you probably shouldn't be getting your news and science information from high school dropouts...try putting down the sports page and go pick up a textbook...it really can't hurt...