:)also - curious if anybody can recommend a good roofer and dry rot/termite contractor? 

It's a sad story, but it has to end so a new chapter can start.With the emergency management, the unions can stamp around all they want, the well has run dry, and yelling at it won't make it wet again.

sitting on dry land.

Saw someone's 90 day challenge and I've had a note on my dry erase board for the last 3 months when I created my goals for the year of accumulating $1,000,000 worth of property in 2014.

They dig holes on your dry wall, chew stuffs, scratch up the floor, and the worst, urinating on the floor or carpet (you will have to replace the whole flooring to get rid of the smell).

Paula from Afford Anything just came out with her Your First Rental Property Course and I'm trying to decide if I should enroll.Pros: Supposed to be well-vetted and effective after going through two dry runsThe weekly work and accountability will help keep me moving and shake my analysis paralysis (which has set in over the LLC question and I've since focused my energy on my other side hustle)Similarly, Paula seems to have an approach of "Buy what you can comfortable afford, pay it off, then get another."

Once dry, apply paint on waterproofing. 

If you don't have an easy path to a ditch or storm drain you might be looking at installing a dry well to handle the rain so you don't just drain right onto your neighbor.

You didn't mention smoking or animals, so all being equal I'd go with #1.Docs and nurses tend to be upper crust picky.

What happens is the clay dries and cracks and then gets moisture and swells.