I have been in the middle of a lot of them, but too many cooks spoil the pot. 

This is like getting coffee from Starbucks verses a gas station that happends to have a coffee pot.  

This is one of the questions I use to think about often and have even spent TONS of hours researching trying to find that perfect zip code that was the pot of gold.

Sure it's more than laminate, but one hot pan/pot on the laminate and you might be replacing it quick.I can't see the photos on my phone, but if you upgrade anything that will take abuse, and the HVAC, windows and roof are in good shape, you might be able to renovate in that $15k budget.

And yes, we have some sane laws regarding pot.

Didn't mean to stir up the political debate pot...but I should have known better.  

"Some big shot is trying to buy up the whole downtown for...." dis, dat and de other ting.Write letters and it'll stir the pot.

Or is it really just taking a pot-luck gamble - every time?

Complaints of new roommates coming in "out of nowhere" (it makes sense because the owner has to rent the room), people smoking pot (good luck proving who make the living room couch smell like weed and *just* evicting them), and just a ton of complaints.  

The best size to buy is 8’ tall, 1-2” in diameter, sitting in a 15-gallon pot ($50-$150).Outdoor roomsA dining area, dry laid patio, a patch of gravel, a covered patio or an above-grade deck: According to SmartMoney.com, a landscaped patio raises the value of your home by 12.4 percent.