Several deals I thought I had in the bag turned into no deal at all because of homeowner apathy.

or plastic  garbage bags ( black ones)  and then wondering why they have mold  LOL

A HELOC is better then a cash out refi because you only pay interest on what you use when you use it whereas a cash out you get your big bag a money and might not know what to do with it for a minute so you waste that spread.

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Recently, in Chicago, they started taxing plastic bags at 7 cents a bag.

If the daughter was stealing from her Mom I bet she's just they kind of scum bag that would assist you finding and dealing with Mom for a finders fee. 

Travel the world, maybe write a novel.For me, the lack of intense activity would not be my cup of tea.

I've been self employed for all my adult life and I still remember once when I bagged my biggest landscape account, the phone rang off the hook after, and I seemed to get every job I bid on.

This might be more landlording, but my biggest rookie mistake was after a successful remodel, thinking we had it in the bag.

I just feel this guest should have paid "SOMETHING" for walking away from a 90-day reservation at the 30% point, but they are literally only paying the # of nights they actually stayed and then AirBnb is leaving me holding the bag....