If there are only small items, you may be safe to throw it away.

This drives home values up but if it were to go away I believe home values would quickly drop by a significant amount.I hope this helps! 

You can call local city, police Dept and post office - ask the people who deliver mails in the area about the property and  neighborhood environment of subject property.  4) If I live near by, drive around and talk to the  neighbors.  

David said something that I'm sure I will never forget:Saving money feels safe, BUT saving money doesn't make you wealthy.

I realize I'm immediately taking another loan out and in the same position as before but I felt it was a more "safe" way to do it.

This is normal for "back to school"  - retail drives it.

I am not as experienced as you or own as much (or a lambo) (I drive a Camry), so you are welcome to tell me to go pound sand.

You'll need approx 1.5 to 2m in equity invested in income property to safely return ~12% (15k) monthly.Until you have enough education keep that cash in the bank.

The purchase price is going to be 29k but needs between 2-3k in repairs so figured 35k to be safe.

With no contingencies and no LLC I'm not sure how safe I feel haha,