Mother's Day is a perfect reminder about the power of mothers and women.

But is that person taking into consideration a broken water heater, or a new toilet, or a long term vacancy or squatter or other unexpected expenses that will come along?

I'm considering the purchase of a backup power generator (we are in the land of the occasional tornado, hurricane and ice storm here and outages aren't uncommon).  

Unfortunately, at this moment in time, while you are beginning to smell the wonderful aroma we refer to as the power of RE, you have not been around long enough to know where the aroma is coming from - or something like that lol.I am hoping that these houses are just an academic exercise  - you are not ready yet to take action. 

If you don't have all the power tools you could rent them, but often a better way is to buy them new at Home Depot, keep the box, and then resell them for a slight discount on Ebay or Craig's List.  

If the painters estimates come back too high, look into a power sander.

Do I have to be presentin the country myself or can my sister (who moves to Round Rock soon) withthe Power of Attorney purchase a house in my name? 

Does any one have a copy of a Limited Power of Attorney they can share.

There will always be some unexpected surprises behind the walls or under the carpet. 

In the grand scheme, it is ideal if there is a powered exhaust fan that turns on when moisture levels reach a certain per cent.