Hamilton is a predominately blue collar city whose fortunes - and yours - are tied to the steel industry.

@ryan steele CPA/Income tax.

@Steven Hamilton II @Ryan Steele We purchased the home at a judicial sales auction. the property is in spring grove.

Originally posted by @Ryan Steele: While it is the tenant's responsibility to change the filter, you are responsible for the Furnace.

Yes I am steeling from peter to pay paul, but once I am on my feet, I would recoup.

From my previous experience, Section 8 tenants were looking for stainless steel appliances, and granite countertops.

So while I certainly am not looking for personal properties (granite countertop, stainless steel appliances, turnkey :) or the guchiest neighboorhood ) I am looking at schools and neighborhoods.

Thanks @Ryan Steele I know a personal residence is a liability and I was really against buying a personal residence when we were fine living in one of our units.

@Ryan Steele I guess it varies based on location.

I should preface this next part by saying that I am not a futures trader, but I tried to collect this data as accurately as I could:Commodity Time period Change in costCopper 2001-2007 UP 388%Steel 2001-2007 UP 238%Asphalt Cement 2001-2007 UP 143%Cement 2001-2007 UP 92%Gasoline 2001-2007 UP 96%US electricity prices 2001-2007 UP 118%US Median HouseholdIncome 2001-2007 UP 70%US Median Price of aSingle family home 2001-2007 UP 37%Lumber and plywood were fairly flat during this time frame.