Gravel landscaping becomes a giant litterbox and you have to put on some gloves and pick it all up by hand. 

., attending local RE investing groups regularly, being in the area for one reason or another on a semi-regular basis, etc.).Ask yourself, if you had a couple of months where you had to go there every weekend for some issue, would that be OK or would it be a giant PITA you'd want to avoid.Just trying to put it in perspective.

A couple considerations I will say, having just launched this new concept in January this year, the marketing is certainly a giant challenge.

It is the equivalent of building on a giant sponge. lolIf the house is 40 years old it has had 4 decades to settle that 12 inches.

Now that the country is 24 trillion in debt with a giant employment problem, huge geopolitical issues, domestic politics are bordering Banana Republic, those are not signs of a strong country.  

You may just be the next Real Estate Superstar and be running a giant REIT in a couple of months - I really have no idea, but I think other folks on the forums should be a little cautious before using your examples for their own investment strategy. 

This is often the most productive path to take -- just walk in the footsteps of giants.3.

This can be applied to your single family home or the "big guys" giant multifamily properties.  

I wanted it done in time for the giant parade of homes that occurs mid February and I will be surprised if it isn't sold by the end of February.

Basically the pipe becomes a giant resistor which heats up and melts the ice.Not every pipe that freezes breaks.In the future leave a pencil lead size stream of water running in the sinks and tubs and it will at least protect those lines.