The giveaways are the age of the roof (that may be included in the MLS listing and, if not, the County or City building dept should have the previous roofing permit on file so you can find the age that way), leaks anywhere inside the house, wear and tear, melting or warped end caps (the pieces that wrap around the edges on comp roofs), missing shingles and eave damage.

Technically, he doesn't have standing, because the lease is signed between myself and his daughter, who's of age, and her boyfriend.

Hell of a lot better, faster, and easier than trying to build up a retirement account to be able to retire on at what, maybe age 70 if I'm lucky? 

Being a US citizen living out of the country since the age of 7, I don't have a credit history.

It was her elementary aged son who left the back door unlocked because he couldn't find the key.  

My averages are portfolio averages but definitely differ by location, age, deferred maintenance, construction type, etc. 

People twice my age were sprinting right past me.

You are not a 24 year old girl, you are 24 year old professional so be proud of what you can accomplish at such a young age and don't hide it from anyone!

There is definitely a reason for this as I had all three of my children go through recreational soccer and I know how fragile their egos were at that young age. 

So let's start from the beginning and see what other ideas pop up.I'm just  a middle-aged guy with two small kids whose wife wants to move to a better school district.