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15 February 2012 | 1 reply
I owe my life to that machine.
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14 February 2012 | 8 replies
To me, a bad inspection report says "water heater was working at time of inspection with no noted issues" while a good one says "although water heater was fully functional at time of inspection, the serial number indicates it was manufactured in 1997 and therefore may be near the end of its useful life".
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20 February 2012 | 6 replies
Our market is affected by 'lifestyle' pricing (my term- not sure if there's a real term)- pricing not supported by wages- because it's cool to live here.
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26 February 2012 | 11 replies
The biggest mistake of my life.
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6 April 2012 | 16 replies
That way I'm able to enjoy my living style, obtain interest deduction, and still feel safe in the knowledge that I have a free and clear home to move into if I ever need to.JSCOTT-I'm sure there are many people doing this currently, if they are smart.
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18 February 2012 | 5 replies
I want to separate my work life from my home life (or at least dramatically limit my work at home).
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19 February 2012 | 27 replies
I feel like the roof is reaching the end of life.
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20 February 2012 | 8 replies
My ROI went down a bit, but my quality of life improved 100 fold.
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21 February 2012 | 15 replies
., will not only make your life easier but will ultimately bring you deals.
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19 February 2012 | 2 replies
hi arthur,I have before pictures, but the pee stains are very hard to detect. i do not have to replace the carpet and they ran the wet style vacuum on the carpet on numerous occasions. the discolorations though are still there. i charged them to repair a dark spot (left a bag of potatoes for a long time), but not for the pee stains.just wanted to see what everyone else does when tenants move out and the carpet has stains.