The reason to post a 30-day at the same time as the notice to quit is so you don't have to start over if the tenant answers the UD complaint with a some kind of defense the court will consider.  

We pay $50 a month minimum, i.e. use no water still pay $50 a month.Both properties have 100 ft defensible space, with no foliage at all. our only water use is drinking, bathing and laundry.

One of those houses sub divided the lot and built a compound (my guess is 10 to 12k feet dormitory) and an ADU that looks as large as my house on one of the two lots.  

I've done it twice and at least in Massachusetts, it was really simple.As far as suing the seller, you can try it but I expect his defense to be "she had every opportunity to do a walk through on the day of closing" and/or "The buyer cannot prove that the AC was stolen during my ownership of the property". 

The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy

Compound that with already not liking doing those tasks and loathing it would be the most accurate term.

Everybody’s doing this from a very defensive posture and point of view. this market is gonna rebound like you can’t believe because the people who have been selling off want to get back in it.

What made him wealthy over the years is the fact that he saved a little at a time, invested it and it kept compounding over the years.

"In an effort to provide renters with more protection against evictions, the Seattle City Council created an inability-to-pay defense that renters can use in eviction.  

Those using the defense will need to certify that they’ve suffered financial hardship..."