They had been using candles to light the house (no electric), and there was minimal damage to a banister post where the candle had smoldered.

If you are getting less sleep because you are burning the candle at both ends, it is likely that you are not working smart enough.  

if those get tied up based on his defense of "I bought this house," consider at that time whether pursuing the legal process is worth the candle (i.e. a lawsuit can get very expensive very fast and may simply cost too much when a $15,000 house is at stake). 

@Patrick Ruff I know what it is like to burn the candle at both ends.

If you burn the candle at both ends for as long as you can and establish to yourself that you can bring in as much if not more money in investing over a consistent long period of time, you won't even have to debate the move .  

For now, I enjoy the frequent visits to the family and buy scented beach candles that don't come close to comparing to the real thing.

I burned the candle at both ends until real estate investing took over financially and it was clear.  

I would work 7 days a week (as an agent you don't get off on the weekends) and were burning the candle on both ends running from meetings to job sites and back.So my goal for this year is to log a little less hours, lower my stress level a bit and make more time for the things I enjoy outside of work.

Originally posted by Account Closed:Originally posted by @Mike Dymski:It amazes me on the misinformation that is spread on BP about (1) not being able to access retirement funds until age 59.5 (2) being able to use real estate to beat the near 100% rate of return of an employer match and (3) the cost of 401k plans to participants for every plan out there.We can make a 40% IRR on a real estate deal and it does not hold a candle to the employer match, nor do we have to wait until age 59.5 to access it, nor does it cost many members anything except a minuscule index fund fee.With respect, there is no way that an employer match plus an index fund can give you 20% returns every single year for the next 30 years and then 50%+ for the rest of your life. 

What I like most about it is, you don't see people blowing out someone else's candle to make their's shine brighter.