Chris Masons the utility area was on the back porch, so in a comedy of errors the tenants had a bag of match-light charcoal laying near the dryer.

I'm not a Doomsday Prepper and I don't have a "bug out bag", but I like to be prepared.

I'm sure the courses themselves are a mixed bag, just like any other form of instruction.

How do you teach some guy that is trying to make 3% that you simply want to make bags of cash, bring whatever he has that looks good. 99.99% will send you the entire MLS.

A mixed bag in my case.John Corey

It means that the dust is minimized and cleaned up when they're finished.Even if you're never going to do any work yourself (which I don't recommend) you should be knowledgeable of trade terms, procedures and practices.

No one makes the payments on the home, and you're stuck holding the bag.

Let the dust settle and then see what is out there for a primary residence.Side note: Notice how the mortgage brokers are competing for business and offering conflicting advice?

I understand that now is a totally different market and all and I would hate to get burned.Trust me, a lot of people have been, or will (when the dust settles) be burned during the recent boom times.

However, sometimes people move without telling, or you evict so you don't know what you'll need until you get there.I had a little "go" bag that I always carried with me to minimize my number of trips and my time lost chasing parts.