Being judged against for that insane amount that ruins everything and from which, is unrecoverable.The news is so full of what seems to be people with questionable intentions suing for what seems like insane amounts of money.

Just don't go saying anything stupid that would ruine the relationship like “I just took the bus here and after I'm going back to my parents basement to look up deals that I plan to birddog here at this meeting”.

Snow could ruin them.

I also used it to line the bottom of the kitchen and bath cabinets, and came up the sides about 4 inches, so if there’s a leak it won’t ruin the cabinet.

In a great area but choosing the right tenants is so understated; One bad tenant can potentially ruin your cashflow as it may drive the current good tenants away.  3) Cashflow isn't the only or most important metric to consider, especially if you're 3% down in a growing area. 

The service has been great so far and I don't have to deal with any more angry people to ruin my day : ). 

Turned out the call was from a relative that was trying to relieve an older relative of ownership worries by working on getting the home into her name, and if I bought the home it would ruin her plans.

It makes sense if you are willing to put up with headaches, providing the bare bones to your tenants because you know the place will get ruined, and have lots of time to spend chasing rent (or maybe you want to get Section 8 income).

Its a question to get rid of fantasy land sellers and unmotivated sellers as fast as possible without ruining the fruit for a later call. 

Please do not sermonize about China the evil and how this is going to ruin our economy.