Pam,Two (2) things.1) That speech is really cool.

Interest in YOUR personal situation4.Nothing to market except info5.Availabilty to respond to questions, rather than just a prepared speech.

Everyone has different speech patterns, and some people require more direct criticism in order to get the point.

Here are three slides from Gary Keller's 2017 vision speech.

Some with your typical, hyper-masculine, boiler room type feel with lots of Alex Baldwin speeches straight out of Glengarry Glen Ross, some eerily reminiscent of the scene on from the Big Short.

I say that because it looks rotted out and if that is the case then there is no telling how the attic is going to be and the trusses inside.

Congratulations on the Deal But I'm seeing a few red flags here.First how old is the house is southern cal. they stopped using plaster for interior finish in the early 60's but did not start using truss construction until the early 70's.

I gave a speech today at my daughters school, and felt so proud.

If you want a more authoritative voice on this subject, you may wish to read the transcript of a speech by Warren Buffet:http://www.tilsonfunds.com/superinvestors.pdfBut what you say is also true.

Now from the looks of the roofline it does come down very low on the sides and I'm thinking my worst case scenario would be to have to tear the roof including trusses and build the walls up another foot or so to make that side comfortable, and put the roof back on.