I quit my job at Dow Chemical on July 24th, 2014.

However, it does seem pretty harsh.

Tenants can be harsh on rental properties so it does not make sense to put in a lot of money until you are ready to sell.

I recommend looking out of state.Ok maybe that sounded harsh.

One other thing - seems like some of the northern areas with harsh weather extremes must have to deal with extra maintenace issues.

Not being harsh, but in reality, if you aren't licensed, and are only acting as a money partner in this, then it's a recipe for disaster.  

when I took short cuts early in my career (ohhh the 20's), I was dealt some harsh lessons.

He wants to stay.Its 107 year old house (2/1 + 1/1 side unit) on .5 acreSo what I did:Called my bro-in-law who owns his own pest control biz and lined him up to take care of termites for meAs FHA loans would not close due to termites I watched DOM tick up-up-up-and up.Now kids are back to school and people are settling in for the cold harsh brutal California weather we are famous for. lolI then made an offer at 175K, cash, & caretaker gets to stay at current rent.

Not to be too harsh, but literally none of this is correct.

We had a property that had some mold on the basement walls and a company went at it with scrub brushes and mold killing chemicals.