I have struggled financially since I was in college. Once my dh and I got married it has only gotten worse. We made a what we thought was our biggest financial mistake 3 years ago when we bought our house. It was a forclosure and we knew it needed cosmetic help. Well, the real estate agent did not forclosure all the structural problems and we got stuck with a house that has a crumbling foundation, (it had) an active termite infestation, problems with the septic system and it needed a new roof.
Well, we have fixed everything but the crumbling foundation and some cosmetic things. We just found out last week from 2 different real estate agent appraisals that once we fix the foundation (estimates are about $8000) when we sell the house we will probably walk away with approximately a $90,000 profit. You never know when the situation will turn around and what looks like a deep hole might not be so bad.
Good luck!