Others come crashing down as quickly as they went up, which is always painful...and who knows what kind of timeline we are looking at.

This approach gives you time to learn without many of the pains the professionals are under.

An engineer or a health official may take randome soil samples and provide a report.

It makes about as much sense as the sales tax on houses that the new health plan prescribes.

Yes, they are a pain in the rear end.

wow that's a pretty vague question...first of all, you can't. you just can't. there simply is no such thing as a 100% safe investment, it's more about evaluating and managing risk. when you start to gain experience, you will have a feel for how risky an investment is. along the way, you will probably screw up a few times and learn some painful lessons, but that will help you better evaluate the risks involved next time.

I have also never made a car payment or payed CC interest.Im finding getting over being looked down upon because of my age/appearance is a real pain.

Jeff S- Since you pulled me back in, remember that the cheaper dollars makes our payments in interest on our debt less painful on the govt.

Dennis Tierney You have to evict her, because she is a threat to the health and safety of the other tenants.

This will be painful for many to hear: Let's say 80% of property managers are great at what they do.