I spent several semesters in architecture school working on these types of projects for cities around 100,000 in population and learned that all of these ideas tossed around are purely speculation.

Actually it sounds more like they're just not too bright with their money.This whole thing seems more like just pure "salesmanship".

However, you have to understand the risks and know that most of these funds are investing purely on speculation.

Some investors may be working 80hrs/wk but that's purely by choice.

There's also buying futures on the Case Shiller index for any of 20 major housing metro markets; it purely measures changes in repeat-sale home prices, a proxy for refurb projects.

., ordeal).But the Business/Financial faculty had little to offer other than pure theory so I approached a visiting prof in the Ag Science faculty.

From purely a financing standpoint, can anyone advise me as to how the 2 types are determined by the lenders?

Good to know about the emergency switchJust remember the "emergency heat is pure resistance electric heat .

Sorry, but to me "throwing it on Craigslist" is bull sh$t, and pure amateur hour.

Obviously the "dream goal" would be to purchase a house outright and make pure profit off the tenant.