During a fire restoration, I & the contractor went to City Planning and I paid the permit fees:  Windows, drywall, electrical & plumbing and the fee was less than $500 - - in Calif too!The

First walk-through needed 2 masks to not upchuck. 9 dogs locked inside, goats and sheep locked on the porch, horse barn had NEVER been cleaned out, exotic birds of prey in the garage.Why oh why do we do this?

I think this run up is getting really long in the tooth.  

Drop a container, put on some gloves and a mask and blow that place out.

I've talked to some really smart people about the economy and they are nervous too. The

@Ben WilkinsThat's a good approach too. The

I've been out of college for a couple months and I feel that the best start for me should be either a FHA loan or 203K loan due too the lower down payment.

I've got to say, no offense to law-enforcement, that personally, I'm a lot more afraid of being shot in my own home by a cop (in a mask) with the wrong address and a "no-knock" warrant, than I am of being gunned down by a nut-job in a mall.

Dont squeeze your funnel like a tooth paste tube....

She must feel this too. The