I used to suffer from this "got to buy something" mentality...but eventually learned better! 

When FHA buyers are looking at a house, they are doing the mental math of immediate out of pocket costs.

What he described in there literally was the way I try to do everything in my life, like a person with OCD who just is mentally unable to stop and give up.I will continue to push and to grow.

There maybe some "fatherly" advice thrown in, but you mentally need to accept it on face value as a denial from one business person to another. 

Quit putting your victim mentality into his world, he doesn't need it.Account Closed Personally I would tell you that instead of going to college to "stay safe" and "protect your future in case you fail," that you should go find a job in sales, which is the only category that DOESN'T need a college degree and can produce the highest amount of income.

That is a recipe for disaster.This is unchartered territory for the most part, so you have to ask yourself whether you are willing to push the limits and potentially go to court to help set some rules, or work within the framework to find the most qualified tenant.Here is a good form to require for the next step:FORM TO REQUEST AN ASSISTANCE ANIMALWe are committed to granting reasonable accommodations when necessary to afford persons with disabilities the equal opportunity to use and enjoy our rental properties.Under the Fair Housing Act, a person with a disability is defined as a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.

However, to date, a landlord has not been able to refuse waiving a "no pets" policy to a qualifying mentally disabled person because of any of the above reasons.https://www.animallaw.info/intro/emotional-support...Good luck 

., a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities? 

There are a number of local suppliers who inflate their prices and give discounts to contractors, but in the end this is a mental trojan horse game.I think over the long haul using Lowes or HD's "pro" programs coupled with discounts from their CCs or gift cards (from a site like Raise or CardCash) will lead to the lowest costs for a given project comparing apples to apples.

Real estate is a gold mine investment vehicle if you do the basics correct, and have the correct mentality.- deals will average out.