What you posted is a heavily edited, one sided "documentary" that fails to mention key facts in every story it portrays.Here are some words from this "documentary" maker's blog on his own video:"I admit that I know some police myself and have met the occasional respectful, honorable and well meaning officer (though in all honesty I can count them on a single hand).""

Your peer and mentor network, and RE literature options, should be an occasional supplement - not a crutch.

Most of the inspectors I know are easy to work with and more than happy to talk to you about any new code changes.you will like this story.. i had my electrician change the riser. he made it 10' above the driveway, about 2 feet higher than the gutters.the inspector came and said, "you need 12' above the driveway". i put a new riser, which made it over 4' above the gutters.he came back and said "it's too high above the gutters. put 2 guy wires to the roof". i said, "Ok, it was too low, now it's too high". then he failes me for not having a "inter bonding grounding bar for the AT&T and Dish grounding systems".lol...

Occasionally a product will expand a large distance if you have a long span, which may require the install to go under the base trim and need shoe too.

I think Athmart Park, parts of Barnum and occasionally still some parts of Villa Park.

(Though that depends significantly on when your friend needs how much cash, and when they’ll pay it back - if they need cash occasionally, and will pay it back occasionally, then a HELOC may be worthwhile, despite what might be higher interest rates). 

Washing every dish, pan, fork a couple times a year is loads more fun while watching the waves roll in. 

While a rate of 6% is actually cheap the 7-8 points is a pay-me-now before you pay-me-again-later move and vastly excessive.Here on the other side of the continent, you would be looking at 8-10% on a private first and 13-16% on a second ... and usually only 1-3, occasionally 4, points.

When we are landlords we see how other people live, verses other people who see each other only as a friend, or a co-worker or an occasional acquaintance.

Colleen:Despite our efforts to educate tenants at move-in, they do occasionally call one of our trades when something is not an emergency, but after they've paid the bill a couple of times, they learn to be more discerning.