There are rewards and riches for creativity in life!

They are business credit cards which report to different agencies than your personal credit, so it wouldn't affect your personal status at all.

Whenever someone files for bankruptcy, there is an automatic stay of all legal proceedings against that person. 

Quote from @David Eyal: This is actually very simple: don't get involved in personal issues.You offer them a renewal.

Ben, So what I am hearing you saying is you had a property in LA that was worth $755,000 and after the sale of that property, you cleared $366,000 which you turned and bought a property in Houston for $400,000 by using the $366,000 and adding $34,000 more in personal funds. am I correct in my understanding?

Under the FHA rejecting a person for the ESA dog is a form of discrimination against those with disabilities.Your post suggests that this person has passed all your screening criteria except for the ESA dog.

Anyway... this is a VERY passive part of my life. 

Personally, I'd never buy the biggest house, or the most expensive house on the street.

Only you can determine a happy in between, and it can always change depending on where you are in your life. 

I'm a firm believer in "do your best, caulk the rest" and I don't think I I've used 24 tubes in my entire life, I've painted some crappy houses too.