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6 April 2017 | 10 replies
I really agree with what Ray Harrell said above.Put it in the market for post Reno rent for a couple weeks, see if there are any bites.
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15 August 2017 | 255 replies
@Aaron Ray - your mechanical engineering education will help a lot.
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15 May 2012 | 5 replies
This reminds me of a boat I had, a Sea Ray beauty, I could afford it but that hole in the water thing said my investment and expenses were not worth my owning it, (gotta use a boat like that more than three times a year ya know...) so it was gone!
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22 April 2014 | 28 replies
@Ray I do think the urban core looks enticing and it's top on my list to further look into.
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10 March 2014 | 24 replies
Only time will tell as @Ray Sturm suggested.
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8 August 2022 | 9 replies
Quote from @Leo Ray: @Vladimir Gostrer as others have said, you can get a mortgage for a primary residence with as little as 3.5% to 5% down (and also get the generally better rate and terms that come with a primary residence mortgage)--this is why your plan of buying a new primary residence is such a smart plan.