An example of a genetic disease in U.S. black people, which can cause them to spend money, in dealing with it, is sickle-cell anemia, in which red-blood cells elongate in the blood-flow vessels.

@Deisy P if i can self-manage a duplex in a C neighborhood for 17 years (through tears,blood and sweat), as a single, Black, deaf woman. 

I needed this today so again congrats and thank you for being a vessel of hope of perseverance.

And I mean like reading/following basic prompts.Seriously… WTFIt still mesmerizes me to this day how many people are just plain ignorant when it comes to doing due diligence.I mean guys, we are talking about someones life savings here.Money that took years of blood, sweat and tears to earn/save.Get serious and do you research.You need to know what you want.You need to have confidence in your decision making.If you don’t know what you want, don’t expect someone else to tell you what you should want.

Also US population has much higher obesity rate (high blood pressure) and I saw somewhere this fact alone could contribute to the higher death rate than S.

I can feel your blood pressure from here.Equity is just a number on a piece of paper, neither lost nor gained, until a property is sold.

Clearly you have bad blood for contractors, their are plenty of good honest trustworthy contractors in this world.

Keep in mind that a "eye for design" is good but not as critical as other qualities such as "smelling blood" (recognize a deal when it appears) - and even more important, to think on how to make it happen at the right cost (construction costs can differ dramatically, when you take non-local labor and know how to get the materials on cheap etc).

The following is acceptable forms of proof of income (blah blah), If self employed then the following is acceptable. 3 reference letters signed by blah blah, 4th grade teachers signature that you were a good kid, 2 pints blood to be stored for emergencies.

He did not use debt because debt increases his blood pressure and reduces his sleep, so he stayed away from debt.