On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 08:59:42 -0800, someone wrote:

what the smart people do. Is buy a house that maybe needs repair, cheap.
and replace all but one quarter of it . maybe slowly.
this avoids a new bldg permit

BULL****.

You aint as smart as you think you are.

(Old, Depression era saying: "If you're so smart, why aint you rich?")