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thoughts on moving, part IV: I can't be a landlord

The more I think about it the more I believe that being a landlord is going to be an absolute nightmare for me.
There is a big difference between buying and renting property for fun and profit, and renting a piece of property simply because you have no other way to get rid of it. The [...]

thoughts on moving, part III: being a landlord

(All of the input you guys are providing is really helping me to weigh this out and really see all the PROs and CONs. Thank you all, again and again. You are awesome.)
It seems that the two biggest CONs to moving are:
1. Living in an apartment
2. Being a landlord
Since I've worked out most of what [...]

thoughts on moving, part II: the whining game

The problem with moving is that if I'm not careful I'll end up in something just as bad as where I am now, just bad in a different way.
Apartments
An Apartment (vs a Rental House) seems to make the most sense on first thought. But there are some issues.
First of all even the biggest apartments are, [...]

thoughts on moving

(I'm actively seeking insight and feedback here. It's a decision where the pros and cons seem to be equally weighted and I'm looking for even the smallest thing that one of you might have to help tip the scales.)
[This conversation has been started else where, so some of this is a cut and paste, and [...]

a time and a place

I'm getting there. One day at a time. That's sort of my new mantra. Although sometimes, I have to resort to "one minute at a time", I can get through.
ON MOVING
My neighbors are the best I've ever had anywhere ever. My neighborhood is quite nice and there's always something going on and people to run [...]

day one?

(I can't keep track of what's supposed to be a secret anymore and what isn't. Or maybe I just don't care enough anymore to keep track. All I know is I hate writing in LiveJournal these days, so, this is public.)
I've been up since 5am, cleaning, paying bills, and doing chores. I've got about 15 [...]