RENTERS: NEVER AGAIN LIKE THIS LAST TIME

[chryslerfat]

Closest I actually got to Detroit was Warren, Roseville, Southfield. I did get to St. Clair Shores once. Also went to Huron. Never farther south than 11 mile road. Didn't have an urge to go. But yeah, I was unhappy. I lived north of Lake Orion on MI24/Lapeer Road. Not all that bad, actually pretty area. Job was beginning to suck, actually the people in my group sucked. Sucked when I was probably the most experienced person over all the products, but no one listened to me. I did what I was told even when I knew it was wrong. That is what the boss wanted me to do.....so I did it. When he got on me for that, I told him I know, but I'm tired of arguing with these maternal fornicators, while pointing my finger at his chest. LOL. So I quit the manager, not the company. Now working at less than half what I was making before, but no drive on I75, or Lapeer Road. No 18+ miles to a WalMart. Not to mention I have a yard, a deck, and a 2 1/2,(actually 3) car garage. and 1,500 square feet to live in. 6 mile commute to work, round trip. And I have Lake Michigan close by. Yeah, I'm relaxed and stress free! And I can get my car out of it's cocoon and work on it again. I have just about everything I need to get it going. It just wasn't home.

Proof that money cant buy happiness

 

[64DartGTinAZ]

Please quote where I accused you of anything. Any questions I have asked are indirect. And speaking of your upgrades, isn't that a Tax writeoff since you lease property which is a business?
JW

Here's the part I was wondering about: "Property devaluation because of Property owners who just want the money in their hand and could care less about how their less than favorable Tenants affect other peoples lives....."

And yeah - sort of...you can take write-offs for capital expenditures...but...if you use a management company (which I had to do, because we moved away from where the property was), you're limited to taking $3,000/yr in write-offs - if you self-manage, you can write off more. When you finally sell the property, you can recover the rest, but...if you're in the top marginal tax rate (39.6%?), you're only getting ~$0.40 back on every dollar you lost. Reduces the pain, but certainly not a no-harm/no-foul thing.