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I'm a fast reader, I can take in what you have to say without having to sit around and wait for you to say it.

It's great you have so much faith in the American medical system, however; they are the same ones that allowed the Ebola patient  that stated he had been in Liberia, to be seen by medical staff, sit with unassuming patients, and then sent him home with "the flu", only to find out they had made a mistake. 

I'm sitting on about $150K of liquid assets at the moment, but could move some things around to get to $300K or so if I saw opportunities.

Usually this means greater loss of money, time, and energy.I have spent hours cleaning, largely because I want to help my parents but also because I feel guilty that this happened during my watch....although probably impossible to prevent unless I was house sitting which I was not doing.Any advice about getting insurance involved early in the process of cleanup and drying?  

Usually this means greater loss of money, time, and energy.I have spent hours cleaning, largely because I want to help my parents but also because I feel guilty that this happened during my watch....although probably impossible to prevent unless I was house sitting which I was not doing.Any advice about getting insurance involved early in the process of cleanup and drying?  

Interesting article...I looked at a 4,000 sq. ft. home in my town that was built in 1840's. It

We call it a Master Suite (sleeping area, bathroom, kitchenette, sitting area), or when we rent it separately it is a basement "studio".  

Now that buyers must meet scores that are more stringent, these homes are priced $40k less than they were and are just sitting (boarded up) because no one that would live in these areas can qualify.

Aside from being overgrown, it looks like these sit at a level significantly below the developed lots...wondering if there are grading issues...