At the same time, getting another job to save up money for education or to get in, would also be a great opportunity to test your endurance.

The rent you get is above market also to make up for the pain you endure initially and in a once a year inspection.

Hi @Carly BaumI cannot speak on the Colorado Springs or Reno/Sparks so anything I say cannot really be juxtaposed against those two areas and as a Realtor here, I can say that Phoenix has endured a very strong recovery from the housing crash.

Up until this point I had felt that meaning in my life was hopeless and that my future was to be that of misery while enduring working at meaningless the rest of my days.

While the air scrubbers were running (think loud fan), the tenants could not use the bedroom for a few days, so we compensated them with a $300 check and a thank you for enduring the interruption to their lives.

Although you had some issues with the total value-add in your basement, I believe the extra beds/baths will be well worth it long-term in regards to commanding higher rents, better quality tenants, etc.Sorry to hear about the terrible timeline you ended up enduring as well.

After reading up on the quality and endurance of windows manufactured from 1940 and before, it is apparent that people too often replace them as a matter of course with modern windows that are both not inexpensive and are far inferior to the old material and construction.

What about the people even younger than them who had to endure the hardship of a parent or both parents losing their jobs and their retirement savings and needing to liquidate their assets?

The independent latchkey generation (my generation) raised their kids to be dependent on their parents.The Boomers were raised by The Greatest Generation who endured the extreme hardships of The Great Depression and World War II.

But if you buy a good enough property, you should be able to endure a drop in value.