.* House is very nice but does not have the "charm" of house 1We have some $ put away but not a lot so we need to avoid situations where we would have to sink a lot of money into a house. 

As you develop your real estate business and generate more income, your financial habits will either prove to be a sturdy step to higher ground or a pit of quicksand to sink below in.Again, more money will only magnify whatever strengths or weaknesses you currently have with money management.

If it appears that a deficiency clause is going to sink the short sale, the best bet is to come right out with it and tell the bank that if there is a deficiency clause, you will not do the deal, and they will lose out on your offer.

Kitchen and bathroom sinks, toilets, and showers all look fine.

Had the unit rented before we even started the clean up process, luckily this area has a very high rental population as its mostly low income housing.Had a lawyer i met with try to charge me for services not rendered, wrote him a few polite questioning mails and he stopped pestering me to pay for my free 1 hour consultation.Had clogged main lines from 2 unites that were sending the refuse back into the house through the sinks.. that was messy.

Or a plumbing leak under the kitchen sink that goes so long that it destroys the floor and floor joist underneath and makes the whole kitchen cabinet moldy How do you deal with that?

It will sink in over time.

But, now, I'm ready to through myself to the wolves, so to speak, and find out if I'll sink or swim....  

That shortfall takes a big chunk of usable space out of the kitchen, separating sink (to the left) from the stove (to far right outside of picture).

That's not always the easiest thing to do, but periodically in life we realize that it's adapt or sink.