@Mindy Jensen I just don’t like the amount of pollution in certain areas of west seattle adjacent to duwamish.

My main need is for quiet and less pollution and crime.

No more unfair advantages because a foreign manufacturer is free to pollute or use child/slave labor. 

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If you do decide to do STRs in 29 Palms, please encourage your guests to respect the neighborhood, be quiet, keep garbage under control, and limit light pollution to keep those precious dark, star-filled skies. 

Minimize noise pollution while your family is present.

Hello BP, for the area to growth there must be some future projects going on and current infrastructure that are hard to duplicate, but it is wise to purchase an apartment near to schools, malls, places of worship & etc because of the traffic, noise pollution and extreme density that may actually increase the tenant turnover as it is uncomfortable to live in such location?

There are also retail businesses that present a pollution exposure.  

What about pollution liability exceeding the value of the property missed for lack of a $2,500 Phase I during the diligence period?   

Most of my guest are looking for starry nights w/o light pollution and not neighbors.