A 740 credit score is the bench mark to get the best rates.

Also, if you look at historical values… properties never really appreciate, unless you get way up on the east bench. 

If I can gain at least one golden nugget of knowledge it's worth it, if I find a pot of gold even better.

He will continue to re plenush the "POT"so if you request out he can pay and keep some on the side to pay the monthly % but he will be keeping all the profits.

Needless to say the neighbors are ecstatic.I removed an amateur pot dealer who guarded his stash with two 80 lb Pit Bulls who regularly got through the fence and into the family neighborhood.

In other words, I need to “**** or get off the pot”.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/fixer-uppers-a-pot-of-gold-or-a-money-pit-1424280009@Jay Hinrichs check out PDX

It also is becoming a melting pot for young professionals.

Here is a list of the things we think need to be done, and in the order we are thinking:New wood flooring in most of the house (leaving carpet in all bedrooms except master)Update master bathPaint most roomsUpdate guest bathChange glass panes on either side of front doorRemove florescent lighting in kitchenAdd patio w/ cover in backChange out brass fixturesAdd shelving and mudroom type bench to laundry roomAdd outdoor kitchen to complete back patioChange out white oven and microwave for stainless (the rest of the kitchen has been updated w/ stainless and new counter-tops) Other odds and endsAs you may have figured out already, we clearly would like to do more to the house than what our budget will allow if we were to treat this as a flip. 

,I'd be interested in knowing more about Verizon FIOS: Fibre to the customer premises.I'm sure there's some kind of medium conversion at the demarc from fiber to POTS / Cat-3, not sure about from the demarc to TV/media or to internet.We don't have that service here, but I'd still like to know more about it - I'm kind of a tech geek.David J Dachtera"Success is not a destination.