The wood eating insects were leaving a sizable mountain of sawdust under the main supporting beams. 

Tough to finance a deal at the level with 500,000 and 200,000 in reserves for his 700k.Conversely you could nab a national tenanted strip center with a few mom and pop sprinkled in for a good cap rate in the 2 .5 to 4 million range.

How does the standard 4% withdrawal rule work with real estate investments sprinkled in to your overall portfolio?

Hopefully you have a sprinkle system in place to make it easier. 

I work mostly with homebuyers and a couple of investors sprinkled in.I'm originally from NY.

If they are flipper, maybe you can swing a hammer or sweep up sawdust or run to Home Depot and pick up some materials.

I have seen this train wreck many times in the mid west over my 20 years of lending in the space and owning 350 C and B and a sprinkle of D that I did nto really want.

But, in my limited experience with Cape Coral (I recently bought a new build there), it seems a little more haphazard, with multiple builders sprinkled around here and there.

b) I disagree with those who think you can just load up with a few vacation rentals sprinkled around the world.

Looking to acquire more and sprinkle in some OF properties as well.