Replace the top with something contemporary and elegant, and use a vessel sink with a nice simple faucet set, a nicely framed mirror (or tight wall-to-wall, counter-to-celing mirror with a hole drilled for the light fixture), and a clean-lined contempo fixture (a couple of hanging pendants?).

The second check I wrote was to my contractor, foe another $9000.

App_...The owner or lessee of real property, or any person authorized by the owner or lessee, which person may be the designated representative of the condominium association if the real property is a condominium, may cause any vehicle or vessel parked on such property without her or his permission to be removed by a person regularly engaged in the business of towing vehicles or vessels, without liability for the costs of removal, transportation, or storage or damages caused by such removal, transportation, or storage, under any of the following circumstancesSo it gets written into the lease that immediately upon non-payment of rent for the parking space, any permission to occupy such space is revoked.

Unlike a captain on a sinking ship, you do not have to sink with the vessel that is your mortgage, there is a life boat available for you to jump in, and it’s called “Selling Your Property Subject to the Existing Mortgage.”What is a “Subject-To”?

Depending on the cabinet style I will either replace the whole thing or put a new countertop on it and then a vessel sink on top of that to raise it.

The solution was to install a standared water heater (~40 gal) downstream from the tankless as a holding vessel. 

Basically related to large tanker/shipping vessels and legal settlements.

My goal is to retire early and Real Estate is my chosen Vessel.

Can any one tell me how to get funding foe those type of investments?

You might be bringing those to the table for the Realtor as well.A realtor is only a "FOE" if treated as a foe or allowed to act like a FOE.