Up here in Vermont, typically oil or propane boiler systems, or natural gas if you're lucky to be in Burlington.

The value is directly realted to the turn key nature of the business as opposed to starting from scratch and the cash flow produced over that period.

I'm also a psychology major so I try to incorporate things I've learned about human nature and patterns of thinking into my negotiating.

I feel one of the best ways to do that, is to supplement what you're learning here with reading real estate investing books.

If your goal is to supplement income (or lack of), you may want to consider what the Principal and interest portion of your new mortgage to see if that is going to be helpful enough to bridge you through unemployment.

My plan is to build a solid foundation of cash flowing properties as a safety net supplemented by an occasional 1031 flip to supercharge my equity (I'd rather not take the big tax bite from traditional short term flipping).

That's just a natural thing, since mold is everywhere.

These pages and the format are so easy to work with and the giving nature of the participants is very refreshing.

If this is a one time thing, David T. gives good advice, just be careful, human nature is to repeat habits.

Lawyers act predictably, mother nature does not.