But the kind of exciting that comes from a sinking investment that represents 66% or your net worth is not a goood feeling exciting.If you have options to work again. 

Appliances 3,000.00 Kitchen Cabinets 3,000.00 Kitchen Counter 4,000.00 Sink 500.00 Washer/Dryer 1,000.00 Bathroom gut 5,000.00 Paint 500.00 Molding 500.00 Doors 1,500.00 Closet Inserts 500.00 lighting 500.00 electric 100.00 demo 200.00 removal 1,200.00

Morevoer, when outdoor temperature is over 85F (in Irvine, CA so everyday), there is no cold water from the sink/shower, etc.

@Brent Coombs has good points and is certainly a golfer - but don't let him get you nervous - no one sinks it after 2 shots on their first par 5! 

So I had a leak in my unoccupied unit run for somewhere between 1-6 days from an upstairs sink.

I decided to give one of the bathrooms a little bit of an update (sink, vanity, flooring, paint, lighting) and turned out nice.

CHANGE OUT ALL ANGLE STOP SUPPLY VALVES TO ALL SINKS AND TOILETS.

One trashed house did not sink me.

Why are wives the world over asking their husbands why they didn't go hire a plumber instead of trying to fix the sink themselves?  

Some offer good training packages (yes there is more to learn after you get your license) and others will throw you right in and let you sink or swim.