So when you have the banks not lending and supply skyrocketing, the natural result is home prices go down until the supply eventually went away when people with cash started to gather up the supply.Today the market is different.  

We also get calls from good, professional agents that are almost apologetic about their offer where a newbie listed to a podcast produced by some joker that doesn't really know what they are doing themselves.

Flipping is a side job and won’t produce steady mailbox money for life while you vacation and nap.

Naturally people are going to not believe it.

I am reading several books that seem to be popular/recommended - of course, I believe they were written by the creator of this website, so naturally they would be recommended by this website - and I am trying to decipher whether they are universal principles or things that worked at that particular time for that particular individual.As far as @Henry Clark 's suggestion that I narrow my focus to exactly what I can do now - I appreciate that perspective and will not bang my head against the wall about this topic.

It’s the nature of the business and working with a lender who understands this and can work with you is invaluable.

No two people have the same unique combination of nature and nurture, and I will never be able to fully understand exactly what another individual is experiencing and why."

New tenant moving into a house that uses natural gas for heat, hot water and the range. 

Most likely the state where the property is located is where lawsuits would be brought if they are something for personal injury like a trip and fall or something of that nature because the “cause of action” arose in that state.

I've helped manage 100s of estimates for residential contractors, producing nearly 100 myself.Disclaimers: I'm not currently a contractor, nor appraiser, nor licensed.