My House
In my youth, I read a lot of real estate books and shelter magazines. "Shelter magazines" is the umbrella term for anything housing related, like kitchen and bath magazines, decorating magazines, floor plan magazines, house and garden magazines, etc. Some of what I read about real estate is out of date and no longer applicable. At one time, one neat get rich quick real estate trick was taking over a VA mortgage but the rules eventually changed and that basically no longer applies. And my mother was officially "the maid" and unofficially a lot more than just the maid for a couple who owned a bunch of apartment complexes. At one time, my mother defacto took over running one of their unprofitable, dive complexes without really being paid for it or acknowledged as being in charge. I think the manager quit and they asked my mother to make a list of stuff that needed to happen, maintenance wise, and she made a very thorough list to which they replied hysterically "W...