Apparently hitting the cinder-block wall was so loud, people thought there had been an explosion, so there were a pretty good amount of curious onlookers. 

Her parents sued the family who had the swingset and won.This article by a lawyer says they won't win a lawsuit against you unless you knew the playset was dangerous, but that still wouldn't stop people from suing you.http://www.zimmetzimmet.com/faq/child-injuries/im-...You could take the chance, but you'd need to make sure it was really well maintained, and as I said, you would probably still get sued and even if you won, it would be expensive.

I only have common sense, not commercial loan experience :-)Even my daughter, who was only about 28 years old during the real estate explosion prior to the crash, knew that even though her bank and her realtor kept telling her she could afford a $500,000 home, that she could not. 

I don't want to get shot... walking into a home that is occupied without announcing your self is very dangerous for the Agent.Not sure how the other agents who answered on this thread do it.. but thats what I do on the rare occasions I am actually walking into someones home.

You need another cushion (this could be interest free credit cards as mentioned, but also dangerous)Finally, you can put money towards the down payment.

However, should she decide to attempt do so, I'm sure the question of why she allowed her asthmatic son to remain in an environment for 9 months, that she now claims to have been a dangerous environment for her son during that entire time, will be asked by the court.  

And, like I said, the power company would even do basic checks for free.You could explain to your tenants that it will save them money in air conditioning, and it would also give you a good excuse to do a quick inspection at the same time.I'm no HVAC expert, but my experience with the above would lead me to believe that there would be no danger to damage with your units, if you turned them off in summer.

This is the danger with HOA or condo associations.

If this is your personal friend who's on the island and you think that there is suspicious drug-related activity, then be careful of asking your friend to enter a possibly dangerous situation (low possibility, but not zero).

I suppose gas could be more dangerous if left on (flames?)