Evidently if the floor furnace is the soul source of heat - yeah you are out of luck & it's no longer code.

Yep, people will still sell their soul for a few bucks..... 

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."

@Devon Moore Assuming that you want to avoid the soul-crushing Boston rush hours, I suggest looking in Plymouth County. 

My best handyman now runs a handyman business and makes more than I do, of course he is working 14 hour days every day.What I really hate is those dry spells where you cannot rent a house to save your soul. 

. :-) But seriously, I have a sweet deal that allows me all of the flexibility I want, and unless I've cranked the law machine up to 11 because I'm saving up for an investment, I generally split my time between practicing law and other, non-legal business-related activities that don't eat my soul. (4) I am intrigued by this "incredibly good split" of which you speak.

@Soul Luciani - I'd recommend reaching out to Barbara Kami at Ellwood Commercial in Piedmont ... she's one of the first people I turn to anytime I come across a commercial need in the East Bay.Good luck!

My drive home from the testing center that night was the longest hour and 30 minutes ( lots of construction) I can remember my heart was heavy, my head hurting and my soul tired. 

He doesn't want to compensate a soul for doing a good job, and as you said, this is the root cause. 

So called investors go sell their souls hard-to the hard money lender-who slaps them with usurious type rate and ridiculous "points."