I don't work on houses, but I have to use B and A-basis values for material strength which in effect means the real material will end up being 20%+ stronger (depend on the material).  

With enough time, you can invest in real estate with $0 =) The time question will also help you narrow down the specific strategy to focus on, since there are SO many ways to do real estate.

I think it's more about the people honestly - if I decide that I'm going that route than I'd narrow it down to 4 or 5 cities and I'd try to meet some agents and property management companies from there. 

I'm going to be selling my 2 mobile homes in the next 2-4 years and narrow my inventory to 6 stick built homes. 

I tried to stay out of the way, but I had to stop several things from being done wrong—spaces between kitchen cabinets that were too small by at least an inch for the appliances to fit, a walk-in pantry being built that was too narrow for anyone but a child to get into.

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If it’s very necessary for me to narrow down the terms, a deal could look like this…Last January I had this property under contract for 600,000 as is, I ended up backing out of the sale because selling is not really what I want to do.

More likely is that they have been 'touched' by a many people providing the same service and narrow their selection to the few where they formed an favorable impression.

For rewards-focused credit cards, Capital One or Chase Ink (I use this one, among others) might fit your needs.Hope this helps narrow things down.

My way around it was really digging into 5 places that then narrowing it down from there.