Its easier for you and for them to make basic things very cookie cutter and simple.

This obviously doesn't work in a cookie cutter street where every house is identical.Walking the dog for dollars also serves another great purpose; dog gets walked.

Tired of dealing with banks that only want normal cookie cutter mortgage loans.We have two SFH properties right now, one free and clear, and one that has a Cash-Out Refi Mortgage on it and we are looking to buy a Triplex that needs some serious work, and most "big name" banks won't lend on it due to one of the units not being inhabitable.Never used a Mortgage Broker, so I'm thinking of going down that route, any tips?

As such we wanted to try out vinyl throughout.What a dream to work with- a knife and a Roberts cutter.

It also depends on whether you prefer the cookie-cutter entity which or if you are also looking for more privacy.

You're right about needing more land to cash out though, the piece I was talking about was 135 acres and at today's timber prices you would not be able to sell the timber for as much as you are talking for 10 acres unless you hired a cutter, bought a truck and skidder, and did it yourself.

I'm looking for what I'm missing beyond the cookie cutter scenario I put below.Scenario: Say I find a house listed at $200,000.

As far as out of state multi-family investing in general, if you concentrate on developing your skills for out of town needs, like contracting & property management you can "Cookie-cutter" that for the future.

They were quite "shocked " at how it melted the cutters . 

So I feel I'm learning the RIGHT way to DIY, not jimmy-rigged fixes.