Think of the same thing from a big company.You go to a "satellite dish provider" for serviceThey say they will have a tech out within 30 days and charge you a technician fee of $50.00 up frontYou call and try and get them earlier for the Smith/Johnson fight on PPVThey say "Sorry you signed a contract it could take 30 days for a technician and we are pretty busy, the regular tech quit and we are training a new guy.

Keep a set of dishes in the refrigerator so they are dust free.

One job the architect specified these little (cheap looking to me) soap dishes.

Although I understand your reasons for going with the pasta dish.

Nobody does dishes by hand, so if it can't go in the dishwasher, don't leave it to be used. 

Basically I was interested in the 203(k) for minor to major cosmetic repairs that I wouldn't have to dish out with my own money which would in my eyes be a better ROI.

The issue with this is that most of the advice on BP forums is dished out by folks with 1 or 2 deals...Can you put this together, or do I need to spell this out further?

I'm a newbie also, and like you, find it cathartic folding clean laundry...and even washing dishes.

Such as a New Water Heater, Dish Washer, or Appliance of some sort.

Further, he left furniture, trash, fridge full of food, dishes, dirt and grime everywhere.