If it's a smaller recession like 1991 or 2001, then there will still be lending, but it will be substantially tougher.

I complete the full house sale contract with the addendum, and take a substantial earnest money.I include that the earnest money is non-refundable in the event that the lease expires.

We have paid a substantial amount already and the contractor is trying to double the budget.

I was hoping to do it a little later on down the road when I feel I have accumulated substantial knowledge.

The Neuse and Pamlico rivers, along with everything that feeds into them, have risen and will continue to rise substantially due to Florence. 

(If either of those figures prove to be not do-able, it could impact your monthly costs substantially!)

It's more tedious and time consuming but it substantially increases the odds of the tenant buyer actually closing on the option don't you think?

I have come to believe I should have a substantial portion of my net worth invested in a Schwab Total Stock Market Index Fund (SWTSX) or Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund (VTSAX).

The FDIC and many state regulatory agencies will require the lender to substantiate a global portfolio freeze based on value.In the past, I've frozen my entire portfolio but I was able to document that, on a global basis, values had decreased in excess of 50% from origination value.

I'll always take a tax-free gain when I can if substantial.