If you aren't going to replace it up front you should purchase a curb trap key so you can shut off the water from outside yourself instead of having to wait for the water department to show up.

Funny, when my wife was born, her family moved from Canada to Saint Eustatius for awhile.

People also don't clean the lint trap regularly.Hopefully the house is rebuilt and better than ever....with a dryer vent to the outside wall.

At one time I owned 17 rental properties that my wife managed but when my daughter was born we liquidated.

Sure people might not have liked being trapped in their house, but at least they wouldn't have been forced to foreclose.  

I was actually born in CA, near Riverside. 

I had always been curious about real estate but was trapped in a scarcity mentality due to my upbringing and can now see how changing my state of mind opens up so many possibilities in my life.

I am a born and raised local of Phoenixville and would love to help you out on your search.

Try this:http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2011/04/04/real-estate-guru-scam-trap/

Isaac Newton's best ideas were born during the time of the Great Plague of London.