Some directly related to Fairbanks may include the university budget...for example, check the ADN and Daily News Miner right now for top stories on the UA system budget (UAF and statewide administration could lose jobs )..

You need to ensure the mineral wool batts do not fall out of place (which would render holes in your firewall assembly).  

Townhouse next to mine rented to 15 or 20 people after owner moved out of state, causing trouble but police wouldn't help as they only had 2 cars parked out front so couldn't prove high occupancy.

Is it common for sellers to refuse to give up mineral rights when selling a property?

,Soil characteristics, vegetative cover, and status of mineral rights, andOther factors affecting value.For each comparable sale, the appraisal must include the names of the buyer and seller, the deed book and page number, the date of sale and selling price, a property description, the amount and terms of mortgages, property surveys, the assessed value, the tax rate, and the assessor's appraised FMV.The comparable selling prices must be adjusted to account for differences between the sale property and the donated property.

On most old toilets they are clogged severe with mineral and crud build up.

And then there's the bitcoin miners.

You can always find an alternative solution - a buddy of mine rents a car when he needs a 4 door, but that seems pretty cost ineffective to me. 

Then I use mineral spirits on a rag to clean up the sanding dust.  

(other homes like mine rented for that much) Pull out equity to satisfy the 20% DP requirement?