Just food, diapers, and medicines for their disabled son runs around $800.

I do hope this summary provides food for thought to those similarly looking to help parents as they approach retirement.

I'm not trying to be mean, but when there are already kids alive who are suffering and dying for love (and food and shelter), having "your own" is not only selfish, but costly for you and society as a whole.

Sorry for your bad luck.The relief valve is a safety device placed on a water heater to keep it from exploding when pressure builds up inside the heater as heated water expands. 

The locks are not to be changed as Jane is still on the lease and the landlord (YOU) will need access for fire and safety inspections and/or emergencies.

What's your opinion on the safety and quality of the area in that direct vicinity (2-3 block radius) and what are your thoughts on the potential appreciation or depreciation in real estate prices in Waterbury and specifically that area over the next 1, 5, and 10 years?

@Jett Rao there is still lots of safety margin to cash flow in Calgary, right now it is just much less cash flow then before. 

Just food for thought.  

The tenant left feces on the freshly painted walls and the new carpet, left a huge trash bag full of rotting food in the house, with maggots all over it. 

In other words, it's a lot cheaper for the state to pay out unemployment than it is to pay out other safety net stuff.