Better might be something that pays the bills but exposes you to RE (construction, office work for a company in the field).At some level assume that a sales job might be great training for life but a real negative for credit.

Repairs and maintenance done piecemeal (and often at "afterhours" overtime rates), and especially low quality repairs that you end up Re-doing in a year, will break you.Or, you take into consideration that when it was new, the property had a design life of 40-50 years, and now, most of that life is used up.

Check the state regulations concerning HOAs.I know that in one state where I purchased a new condo there is a law (about 5 years old now) that requires there to be a reserve fund set up and the costs of all items to be estimated over their effective life.

*I've found that such people typically turn out to be horrible clients, because they do not know what they want starting out, and will continually add on and change things throughout the life of the project.

IMO he needs to sit these two kids down and explain the facts of life.1.

If you are just someone who needs stressin their life, there will be plenty of it to go around once you have them under contract!

Health care benefits, keep funding your 401k, use their phone, fax and copier when you can!

I am not from the area, but I have been to Midland many times in my life to visit relatives.

It wasn't going to help me achieve the goals I nor live life the way I want.I tried some alternatives for a couple years and that really didn't work.

find a life partner (wife/husband) that will be okay with this and you're half way there.