Yes, it is quite a challenge especially in the countries where they are "more relaxed" :))) - like the South of Europe :DHowever, I am just at the point where I am pretty confident in choosing my PM company to make it easy.

We live an hour away and most of our neighbors take the train (metro, subway, etc) into DC and all say they love it because it gives them an hour to sit down and read the paper or relax before work sans kids.

We have our 1K in the bank, have stopped using our credit cards, and are able to keep our bills current even through the holidays.

Mind you, I haven't checked it out yet (holiday), but I checked on Zillow, and the last time it sold it was a ridiculously low price, so any mortgage is probably close to free and clear by now.Honesty is my policy also, and I may just go by principle here and hope that he'll be sensible.

Gave myself 2 weeks due diligence, but with the holidays never got around to checking out the condo.

People hate moving in December, because of the holidays and the fact kids are in the middle of a school year.

Drive around the neighborhood when school lets out, when its dark, when is nice, on a holiday... etc.

the bath isn't so much a place to get clean- that's what the shower is for- it's a place to relax.

The holidays certainly could be a factor.This will be my first foreclosure purchase and second property so I'm stoked to begin realizing my 2015 goals.Cheers!

You spend 1/3 of your life or more wasting at a job you dislike for pay that struggles to keep you afloat while the higher ups never appreciate all you do and become seldomnly seen around holidays/ New Years as to avoid employee paid time off, bonuses and raises.