Sometimes I question whether there is some real estate investor challenge I am unaware of where investors actively try to one up one another with new ways to toss their money down the drain. 

It can be draining if you work all day, then need to drive 2hrs after work and spend 4-5hrs working at the house and then 2hrs back. 

The you drain all of your savings unless you have more and how will you pay your taxes and insurance?

Quote from @Jin Chung: You can hire a plumber to drain everything and put antifreeze in the pipes.

What I want are countertops that have a subtle slope built in 3-4" around the sink edge so that water drains naturally. 

Hey All - One of my tenants ran a load of laundry and forgot to put the disscharge hose in the utility sink for when the wash drains.

His estimate was $1400 to fix a leaky sink, unclog a drain, and replace a faucet!

We've all seen the CEO's who think they know more than their good managers and the company goes down the drain

We wound up putting in 4' deep french drains around the entire foundation and redoing all the drainage lines. 

"One or more of the sink drain lines had leaks under them when tested.