If total income and financial peace of mind are critical.

If they can afford there mortgage fine, if they need some breathing room that's okay with me also, but long term if the numbers don't work they need to learn from it and move on.

While the Cubbies are looking good, I fear that my Mets are on the same path as last year . . . . holding my breath with fingers crossed.

Maybe, but don't hold your breath.

This lease could mean 30 years of peace of mind, or 30 years of legal dispute nightmare.

A lot of folks may frown on this strategy but it works for me because I can take the time to properly screen tenants without a mortgage payment breathing down my neck.Finally the deals on single family homes right now are amazing, at least in my area.

It would cost me about a Million Dollars to fire her; so, in an effort to keep peace I smiled and said "I can fix that".I have tried skim coating and am finding that any moisture from mud or primer causes blisters under the paper.

It just gets burned into the air for us to breathe and then we have to go pump more oil.

When I was a kid that would mean we had recess indoors because taking a breath of outside air could be as bad as smoking a cigarette, or standing downwind of a fire.

It gives me a little bit of security and a little bit of peace of mind.