Oh I also have to "pay" occasional extra interest in the form of fixing sinks and stuff in one of their properties.

I currently have a full time job but am in a position to work nights, weekends, and occasionally during the day, Monday through Friday.

Definitely pre-screening calls on tenants to make sure they are viable potential tenants would save alot of time and maybe they would do the occasional showing.  

A small percentage of abandoned parcels can be sold at profit to adjoining property owners or other investors.Though small unbuildable lots are the typical abandoned property, there are also occasional abandoned single and multifamily residences –usually in a state of significant disrepair and neglect, usually because the owner(s) has been hospitalized, committed, imprisoned or simply mysteriously disappeared.At times timber and farm properties or even a mansion are abandoned.Another reason valuable property is abandoned is often that the parcel is loaded with debt owed to multiple lien holders and/or has assorted problems too difficult for the owner or any lien holder to want to take on.To profit from these properties will require becoming an expert problem solver.

I occasionally catch myself being envious of those that can simply "conduct business" without regard to anything other than the bottom line but then I think of all the people I know like that and I realize I'm more content having empathy for others.  

. = you are a gamblerExample 4b: you buy a company, place competent managers over it, have that manager hire competent staff, and you keep your thumb on everything, having occasional meetings for effective communication on expectations and efficiency. = passive investmentExample 4c: you buy a company and work it yourself. = you bought yourself a job that some call an investment to make themselves feel successful.It all comes down to whether or not you are willing to put forth any effort at all.  

The reason for the sale is to provide her a monthly income while still providing some occasional access to her daughter. 

I moved in Sep 1st but did not sign the lease yet now that i have read the lease and i don't agree with some of the terms that were unclear to me when I paid the security deposit one month ago.my landlord has old outdated appliances that I did not get a good look at before I moved in, the refrigerator is banged up on the inside and dirty, the built-in microwave has a large cracked around the door frame a and missing shelve inside, the stove is old and cheap looking, the dish washer is old and missing the bottom panel by the floor, the wash machine works but it is old, the dryer is old and doesn't blow hot air.All appliances look as if they would breakdown at any moment and she wants me to agree to make all repairs and replace if broken. when i moved in many electrical outlets were not working but she got them fixed the next day, i told her about the dryer and she's calling someone to take a look at it but told me i would normally be responsible for the repairs but wouldn't charge me this time since i just moved in.she tells me I'm also responsible for annual maintenance of the fireplace even if i don't use it and the furnace, and want to see a receipt for the maintenance each year.Is this common?

A friend of mine there has one and I would occasionally get one as a rental car.  

I occasionally look into STL downtown communities, since I work there it's hard not to get curious.