Then if things go badly you already know the person to whom you will have to speak about helping you get the deal completed vs. a "customer service" agent in Bangladesh who could not care less about your problems..Food for thought. 

My tenant has a dog that she leaves the door to the outside open for, and she has left dog food in the bowl and has not stored her food properly.

The certificate was redeeemed by the original tax payer however he did not notify the CURRENT tax certificate holder and they allowed him to redeem due to the extra letter he sent me.

If you direct mail to note holders using a first class stamp today is the day to go buy Forever Stamps.

Being able to play a musical instrument was perceived as a way to help put food on the table, a side hustle for that era and generation."

Most of my DC properties are in Northwest DC except for one, the one in Northeast DC is two blocks away from the Rhode Island corridor redevelopment project, they are putting up 2,600 units (for sale Townhomes and Condos, for rent Senior, and regular Apartments, and Row homes) Target, Whole Foods, etc... the property has gone up $134k in 18 months, the affordable areas in DC just keep moving upward.   

I know banks frown upon giving out mortgages to LLCs but do usually if there is a personal guarantee from a LLC owner/ share holder.  

Whole Foods, Trader Joes, Starbucks.- These companies have done a lot of market research and tend to be in nicer areas.

A written agreement where everyone understands what is expected (chores, food sharing if any, cleanliness etc) is important and most of that can be done with a simple roommate agreement. 

The psychologist Abraham Maslow insisted that the whole family of human needs forms the shape of a pyramid, and the needs at the bottom have to be satisfied before the needs higher up can be successfully addressed.At the bottom of Maslow's pyramid are the physiological needs: air, food, water, shelter, clothing, and sleep.