I currently work for a property management company also located in the Midwest so please reach out if you have any questions!

The true censorship now is basically anything that makes the company looks bad, and that's not for the best of the forums.

However, Greater Phoenix is not solely reliant on chip companies. 

Lots of posts on different companies so be sure to check out what people have said about vendors you are considering doing business with.

It also allows the manager to work directly with the insurance company to resolve issues efficiently.In Texas, this is part of the standard Texas Board of Realtors Property Management Agreement and is considered an industry best practice.

I have used retirement funds for investing and I do not recommend cashing it all out.

About 1/3 were in limbo--neither rebuilding nor selling, while owners tried to decide what to do--sell, rebuild, or fight with the insurance company--or just didn't have the money to rebuild and didn't want to sell. 

Here's the problem: They are not a sustainable asset for most to own; they are difficult and costly assets to exit through a sale; if you achieve favorable refinances, you may be able to use those funds to buy other (hopefully better assets) but are now faced with operating highly leveraged bad assets. 

Whether you've lent money for an individual project, or you've invested in some sort of fund / group, I'd like to hear about your experience! 

We have a 320g tank that is leased from the propane company (like $15 a year).