I had a baby girl born in 2008 as well so with the new baby and the drying up of the business, I lost everything. 

I think that part of the problem is that many companies and employees who were a part of the pre-recession market may have collapsed, leaving a black hole devoid of skilled labor and tenured companies.

She literally had the other girls pay off most of her mortgage before she sold it 8 years later.

@Eric Black I checked my bank and their HELOC or home equity loans as they call them are designed for primary residence occupants only.

Clean out the fireplaces and paint the inside of the firebox black. 

Girl do you see this!

If you continue to be a landlord, you should expect when a single person moves in, it won't be long before they have a boy/girl friend moving in.

You could do the shutters a black or dark grey and the door a blue or red.

The solution is black and white but they are emotionally crippled and incapable of taking action. 

My greatest achievement is finding the girl of my dreams and marrying once and being happily married for 40 years.