Remember, what she SAYS might not be the root issue.

Nobody really seems to get what the root cause of the "housing bubble" was, or how it is affecting home values now and in the near future.

I absolutely despise the ACLU and all the low life legal-aid lawyers in this country.Why in the world should the landlord be held responsible for damage caused by the soap opera lives of the tenants?

Staying in MI is consideration #1 with my family and girlfriend of 3 years rooted here.2) I am ultimately buying this property to cash flow as a rental in 1-2 years, with no intention of managing it myself.

We'll be rooting for you.

The holes in your wall may be masking the true root of the problem.

Not having the roots in the area?

In 2011, my company's 'root cause' for evictions and abandonments were job loss, health related, and domestics (divorce, separation, etc.) in that order.

Roots in the plumbing can cost a lot of money.

Jake Kucheck -Here's the problem: I grew up in Baltimore and lived in San Francisco for 10 years, so Atlanta is third on my list of teams who I'm rooting for