After owning the property for about 9 months, he discovered the property has a very serious and widespread black mold problem.

We actually own and operate a high-end luxury home cleaning business.We hired professional cleaners upon move-out & also had the carpets professionally cleaned at 6 months living there and again upon move-out and used proper chemicals and a professional power washer to clean any oil stains from the driveway we may have caused with our old work vehicle.Our landlord charged us the following odd, ridiculous charges:$3.33 To empty out the ice from the freezer ice maker $1.08 To screw a lightbulb in the bathroom vanity$30.00 To remove a nice black metal paper towel holder we had put in the kitchen cabinet$6.67 To fill and paint a tiny minuscule hole barely visible to the naked eye in the kitchen pantry door$3.00 For a smoke detector battery$3.33 To remove a small piece of duct tape from a wall switch in the kitchen we had placed there because every time someone flipped the switch accidentally it would turn the dishwasher off.

No, it doesn't have the glitz and glamour of those highly appreciating areas that have now popped, but I can sleep a whole lot better knowing that I will be in the black next month and the month after that just like I was last month and the month before.

if i didnt need the cash i would consider doing 15 year loans and if it was a net flat or even -100 bux a month i would consider it if i liked the area because the equity build on the property would very likely put me in the black for whatever deal i am looking at. 

In the podcast they were talking about Black Swans and some other interesting topics so it may be worth looking into!

i really do not like that all the font in the forums are in light blue they should be changed to black to make it easier on the eyes. but the rest looks and feels modern similar to the new Windows OS

That $700 is just going right down a black hole.

Its not always black and white.

Because if they are losing jobs and money, they start looking at property owners to raise taxes (or code enforce) their way into the black.

Morning all and happy Black Friday!