You could be exposing yourself to anything from drug-resistant disease microbes - including, possibly, "flesh eating" bacteria - to black mold to potentially lethal allergens.Is your health worth so little to you? 

The rise of Foreign Auto eating into the Domestic Auto Markets was a sure sign, all you had to do was look at the stocks of each of the big 3.

He may have bought a Deal property and fixed it up to Sell, but, now the carrying charges are eating away at that Profit.

Most heloc's are set up that way and many find them selves in trouble when economy changes.I would NOT do this to buy rental property unless you were buying some of those super cheap homes in the NE  say 20-k all in that rent for 800.. and your right there to watch them like a hawk. maintenance and cap ex will eat up your money quicker than you relalize I would only do this kind of capital for quick flips in and out profit each deal.  

(do I come straight from work, or eat beforehand?)

The insurance eats up cash flow.

My friend Mike says he'll mail before he eats so stopping ought not be a choice.

One thing I learned watching those National Geographic shows was that if every other animal is avoiding a watering hole you probably want to approach only with great caution!

The second level, all tile, has another living area, eat in kitchen and small dining area.

@Jarvis Smith  Electrical is a whole nother animal.. same with plumbing.. roof not so much