Here in King County Washington, it is the Public Health department that regulates septic systems.

I mentally cursed out the tenant, then counted myself lucky the building didn't burn.

I see money taken away from me and used to pay for the medical care of elderly who did not plan for their own retirement health care.Now the government has gone so far as to tell me what size soft drink I can buy and force me to buy a private sector product and if I don't, I pay a penalty.You would think that a government this intrusive would at least protect it's International Borders, but they refuse to even do that.

The stress is taking a toll on my health and I am considering stop paying all mortgages.Once foreclosure happens I would consider filing chapter 7 bankruptcy to avoid any deficiency judgments (I live in NY).I have no consumer debt only the debt on the properties which is all in my name.I have a day job where I make approx $80k/year.

The usual: divorce (especially in a community property state), health problem for you or a family member, uninsured/underinsured catastrophic loss for you or a family member (such as a personal injury car accident), a self-employed tax problem/debt, etc.The less usual: a local water district concluding that the water in the entire area causes leukemia or other cancers and therefore no houses are habitable (which is very possible in some areas of Texas), a prolonged drought that causes the local portable water supply to dry up, a major employer or employers moving out of the area/closing, one tenant (or other person) getting hurt on the property (and getting a multi-million dollar judgment against you), one local tax agency assessing a property tax on your property (I had one try to assess a $100K tax to fund an adjacent highway improvement....), etc.

If you overextend yourself just to stay in the house and end up getting in trouble like your current landlord did you'll have an even bigger "pit-in-stomach" feeling.The mentality in real estate (up until a few years ago) which caused much of the current mess was "how much of a mortgage can I qualify for."

Population growth, socio-economic trends, education, traffic control, fire and police protection, financial leveraging between public and private sectors as well as health and welfare issues.

What do you do to learn what kind of neighborhood properties are located in, the current employment rate, avg income, school information, crime, and even morale or mentality of a particular area.

Well there's the cost of health care covered ;D What do you think?

Ask a store to stay open till one minute past 5:00 PM and they act like you just asked for their firstborn.The entitlement mentality has got to go.