Sometimes it got boring or tedious, but most of the time I chose that over TV or going out or any other "filler" of my free time.If you make REI a priority in life, working an 8 hour day doing something else shouldn't even slow you down.

We aren't talking about having people over, loud parties, music, TV, or anything like that.

My time syncs involved TV that at some point became necessary in my mind.

So you can visit the basement, watch tv in the basement, knit afghans in the basement - but based upon the egress requirements you defined, it cannot legally be used as a sleeping area.So, if you do as you propose, and the housing police show up, you can try to sell them a story that you are not actually using the basement as a bedroom, and you really sleep on the couch upstairs, and you only visit the basement to assemble puzzles and play solitaire.

We had more luck with TV, but it was pretty expensive.

A few other factors are that this is currently a pretty sub-suburban, small town but a TV news report on the local Houston news last night just said it is expected to add about 130,000 people in the next few years!

“Interior design professionals once ruled the roost, but that’s all changed with design TV, blogs, and the internet.

In real estate, it's critical to follow rules.I asked an attorney friend one time what was the best way to find a really good attorney (excluding him :) ), he said, don't look to any that advertise on TV!

To many TV shows making it seem to easy.

I, like many new/aspiring investors, was drawn into this world by watching late night TV.