My vision of sipping umbrella drinks by the beach had turned into a nightmare of financial ruin.

I was diagnosed with Cancer a few years back and I have been doing commercial real estate for over 17 years making a good living.

It's not realistic and you'll drive contractors away and ruin your sanity. 4) Start small.

Ask one of my clients about how much time he spent during his vacation in Mexico trying to resolve an HVAC issue (in a 4-year-old property) and how having a tenant screaming at him on the phone ruined his day.

I had a friend get very ill and for 6 months had him in and out of hospitals until he finally lost the fight against cancer but I got him home in time to spend one last weekend in his house.

But refinishing them just to get ruined in 5 years by people who don't care about it...and it would be considered wear and tear...is not worth it.

They will ruin your house.

It's  when not if...just not worth the hassle.I've also had an under counter ice maker leak and ruin some hardwood floors.

The Greatest Classifieds Contributor of All Time wants to know how you put that GIF in here.Click on the insert photo button We about to totally ruin these forums now with Gif fights arnt we?

If you throw out his stuff, he could sue you for all the beautiful belongings that got ruined (thousands of dollars).