I bought another one in the same complex for $45k (by now the 2BR condos were selling about 55k), but I know that's it's going to keep going up from there, and even if it doesn't, it's still going to be a way to generate cash without burning a lot of calories.  

Note, I don't purchase the ice melt / salt / whatever, but I appreciate so much that the church makes it available.  

If you had no previous issues, sounds like your more likely on an older sewer line and with the mass snow melt we had the sewers just cant handle it and your getting backup.   

We also have very saturated ground from about April to early June (from the winter snow melting).

. :) I'm hoping the sun melts it off but am not sure I'll be going anywhere for a few days! 

Most of the snow comes in March and April and it often melts the next day.  

Consider Florida as it won't be underwater from all the Greenland ice melt while we're still alive.   

But my heart melts for these families.

[and plenty of alone places for sensory overload melt-downs, but that IS an Autistic thing] So, is it just me,or do you think that a more closed floor plan will become more fahionable in the near future and soon your rehabs will involve putting back in more walls than you are removing.

Dallas version of snow removal...wait until tomorrow, it will melt.  :-)  The electric looked low, if you are paying all the utilities.