A good way to check for this, is in the basement if the brick is sitting on the foundation wall an extended  framer's plate level or rotary level can give you an idea of what's going on.

All I do is checking my bank account on the 5th and updating my books.I would not worry too much about not extending the contract.

I hold a full time job, but I have been a part time buy and hold investor for the last 8 years and I am looking to extend my portfolio, but I would like to keep my buy and hold properties close to where I live.

FHA will not extend the waiver beyond December 31, 2014.Section 203.37a(c) lists the sales transactions exempt from this rule.The exempt transactions include sales by HUD of real estate-owned (REO) properties under HUD’s regulations in 24 CFR part 291, sales by other federal agencies of REO properties, sales of properties by nonprofit organizations that have been approved to purchase and resell HUD REO properties, sales by state- and federally-chartered financial institutions and government sponsored enterprises (GSEs), and, upon announcement by HUD through issuance of a notice, sales of properties in areas designated by the President as federal disaster areas. 

Artificially low interest rates have boosted the values of all income producing assets and properties (across all industries) while investors accept lower and lower returns due to the extended availability of cheap, cheap money.

An extended vacancy (they do happen!)

We would often use rising pockets of warm air called “thermals” to extend our flying time.

If you anticipate that the tenant will stay longer than 6-months, I suggest having the lease end at the end of the month so effectively 6.5 month lease to make it easier when you extend.

After declining my last applicant due to a bankruptcy 4 years ago, being 2 months behind on a car she just purchased in June, and wanting to rent my home sight-unseen on an extended lease, I had another applicant today.

It's the seller's loan, you don't "assume" the Citi loan, the seller extends credit that wraps the Citi loan.