The are getting harder to treat as they are becoming immune to some of the chemicals previously used.

Hi BP,I have a friend of mine bought a land through tax foreclosure auction...he bought it without doing any due diligence ahead of time, anyways he found out its a very small lot and worth nothing if he is trying to sell.The appraisal value is $12k and he paid a bit less but no body would buy such lot on the market...somebody told him to donate the land to the city or the county or some sort of organization that helps people and file it on his tax return as deduction. my questions are: 1- Any suggestions who to target to donate the land 2- If he donated the land can he file it as a loss or deduct it from his tax refund at the end of the year...he is entitled to pay some capital gain taxes on other properties he sold so this deduction will definitely help.3- If point 2 is doable will he be able to file based on the appraisal value $12k?

Whatever you do, keep moving.Exercise has a lot of benefits, including: Decreasing stress and anxietyImproving overall moodBoosting energy levelsLosing weightImproving circulationImproving bone densityBoosting the immune systemImproving memoryLet’s face it, we can all use at least a few of these benefits from time to time.

I'm at the point where I realize that my body can't handle this kind of labor (50-80 hrs wk) for another twenty years and have always had an interest in real estate.

We also have a newborn and would like to remain in our current home with her at least for the next few years.I'm willing to get creative, willing to get my hands dirty (as in demo/construction, not burying bodies...). 

Also, Pittsburgh remains one of the best cash flowing cities in the country and has historically been relatively immune to dramatic price swings that certainly most coastal cities have experienced.If you'd like to learn more as part of your due diligence, just let me know if I can help.

Rents are still very strong, but I'm sure I'm not immune to a correction.

@Tyler Bodi 40216 is a big area and depending on where you are at in the 40216 this may be a fair deal or a not so good deal.

You give them your Arm, they devour your entire body.  

standing over my dads casket looking down at his body ,realizing that someday that will be me ..dying broke without enough money in my savings to even cover my own funeral .