First of all, do not rent to tenants who don't take care of your property (bad "hygiene hobbits") and allow an environment/condition in which pests would take over.  

At the end of the first day session we had happy hour and everybody had a chance to mingle and drink and just enjoy a relaxing environment.

Given the shift in education's environment (especially in my state) I recognize now the importance of multiple streams of revenue and financial independence.

Lets create beautiful, healthy environments for people to live and make money all the while!

This introduces a very different living environment than was described to me when I moved in last fall.

When I think of New Mexico, I think of adobe homes in desert-like environments with cactus's and such.

Through the CRE you can engage a buyers broker to find properties that meet the criteria suggested by the CRE.I know my advice is unconventional in today's instantaneous knowledge, instant satisfaction, guru worship environment.  

There were portions that I liked and portions that I thought could be improved upon.I believe that group cohesiveness and openness are two keys to creating the best environment for people to interact whether they be someone new to REI, like myself, or the most experienced member of a meetup.I am curious...What in your opinion makes for the most optimal meetup?

But back then the interest rate environment was 1.5-2% higher than what they are now, so they are comparable to what Finance of America is offering now.So with high value houses, I think the fees are not too bad, but if your house is between 100-200k, it looks expensive. 

In today's very low interest rate environment, something in the 6-8% interest rate range usually works for both parties.