When backfilled a rock could have cracked the pipe .  

Or if you can find a guy and a rock :) I get granite for about $200 more than laminate so I'll always go granite and actually we use White Quartz because it's more popular in our market.

Maybe you have excellent credit vs. most tenants who have bad credit and so you can negotiate a discount in exchange for rock solid reliability. 

Many including myself like areas in the Midwest such as Memphis, Indianapolis, Little Rock, St Louis, Cleveland, etc because of their great cash flow potential.

I’m starting some marketing in the next couple weeks and want to begin building my buyers list and have a contract I can use in place.If there is anyone who has a rock solid contract that can share it with me, I’d love to see.

It does seem inevitable that this will impact the housing market, since the interventions are a combination of a band-aid and kicking the can down the road.

Maybe your wife is extremely risk adverse due to past experiences or has another valid reason for not wanting to engage in REI...Sounds like you are very successful professionally and happy personally-don’t see a strong enough reason to ‘rock the boat’.

* lastly, about your comment including your dad- renting- etc You could start with Air b and b and see if you like to manage it: try renting out a bedroom and see how you like it? 

I am a newbie real estate investor from Long Island, NY, and I am looking to purchase rental properties in a few cities (Indy, St.Louis, Memphis, Little Rock).

Hi Joe,If it were mine I'd replace the rocks with more pavers and hit the pavers with a defoliant to get rid of the weeds.Since you live there too, a nice BBQ might be tasty addition.And a lemon tree means free lemon-aid and lemon meringue pie, as well as tradable with the neighbors fruit, for oranges, avocados and olives (but you have to scout the area for who has those trees).Good Luck!