Put a nice pot of flowers by the front door.. add a new welcome mat.

One last consideration might be is the future redev opp in LA ( condos etc.) could be the actual pot of gold play vs what is happening currently. 

You finally identified shareholders in this blame-pot:  I think is naive to think "banks will be smart enough to keep their own standards of lending similar to how it currently exists" since bank management has a fiduciary duty to its shareholders.As far back as the early 90s - maybe even earlier, based on how such notions were regarded as settled facts, graduate schools were recognizing that the shareholders' rabid demand of their companies' pursuit of high and increasing short-term profits was completely overtaking any consideration by the corporate managers of this demand of the companies' long-term objectives, wealth creation, service to the market, business reputation,  ...  

You forgot legalized pot...lol...never hurts.Grant sells eveything that moves, and some things that don't.

All the miles, pot-holes, construction sites, neighborhoods etc. that I've driven through have really put my office-on-wheels through a lot.

Although some folks hit the jack pot with that fruit company in Cupertino ;)

Pot and Kettle Darren.  

Show them the plumbing bill and tell them next one due to anything other than tp in line is on them....kitchen grease or food from not using supplied sink strainer, dirt from potting plants, tampons, you name it.

Too bad you don't have $200,000 cash in your account to start with.That might make the decision easier.It looks like it's about $68k out of the gate at MSU (that's $46,000 in 2006 dollars, which many people might find more bench-markable).And that was last years figures, this year 10% inflation has already eaten about $7,000 off of that (in reality).Too bad you don't have $200,000 cash to start with.https://engineering.missouri.edu/student-services/career-services/employers/Learn about yourself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?

You clearly got some attention issues, have some stalker complex for me, so you earned you seat back on the block-bench.