That same day, after eating a snagged apple from a friend's lunch tray and a sample piece of bread from the bakery next to my university, I headed over to the computer lab and put an ad on Craigslist to become a house-sitter/pet sitter.

We have been hitting our heads against the oft ridiculousness of the New York market.

If you do not know what those even are it will be pretty easy to make a mess of things.Frankly you are headed in that direction, note trades do not generally have earnest money deposits.

I was heading out to a flip I am doing and on the way I called my contractor and asked if he would be there, he got all upset and said I was not supposed to go out until Monday and he does not want me seeing the house yet (I have been going twice a week to check on things so I was really worried).

Of course everyone heads closer to the county lines, patterson park, and pig town.

Thanks for the heads up, I'll look into that.

Thanks for the heads-up about Floor and Decor, Jon.

I'm heading there now.

I am a little unsure of what direction I want to head.  

you sound like me not too long ago....... i so wish I would of held out for renters with better credit..... late every (EVERY) month atleast a week or two..... have to constantly call to get rent..... willing to bet that the one month deposit i made them give up front will ( in their head) be the rent i dont get before they move out.