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.

And any remaining net is split 50/50.  

With finding a pot of gold like BP it is a wonder my head has not exploded yet!

Your net is too tight.

Or do you get your INFO from Crazy Noisy News (CNN), Common Bovine -hit (CBS), Mainly Smearing Nearly Bankrupt Crap (MSNBC).I read Obama's book, he admitted to smoking pot and snorting coke.

It's not to his advantage unless I sweeten the pot, which economically it may be worth doing.

So as a means of creating a safety net, I am considering the idea of owning a property and renting out.

Darius Burgan,Welcome to the best Real Estate Forum on the net!!!I