I would like to at least work through the pain and get this done and worry about the consequences later, but I don't know enough about knee injuries to understand what kind of damage I could cause.

That's hard and painful to do no matter what gas and food prices are.

The dust is the main health hazard.In my experience as bad as it sounds your first plan was the best, just put insulation over it and nail through it, Best to talk with your building codes office(maybe even call twice and make sure you get the same answer from two different people).

I don't care how old or smart you are -- if you have a single trusting bone in your body you will get taken for something, sometime, and usually more than once (though not in the same way or, hopefully, by the same person).Knowing that is how I am, I try not to ever bet the whole farm and therefore limit potential damage.The pain to my pride, however, always seems pretty depthy, if I may coin a word.

This is awesome...First we agree on how to handle health care, and now we completely agree on this as well!

Weather the deal is on craigslist or the MLS it still takes work and negotiation and a lot of pain in the butt stress to get a deal tied up.

Also check if there is city inspection they can reallly be a pain

If they've been a pain, I might think twice...

Allllmost there.The things that are holding me up:I want to have enough for both my wife and I to have 1200 a month in spending moneyI want to have enough for both of us to have health insurance (300 a month total?)

I already know BOA is a pain, but just wondered if anyone might know the answer to this: My client purchased his TH and lived there as his PR from 8/05-11/07.