I know lots of installers don't do it, and I personally prefer the unimpeded look, but anything installed outside of the requirements of the material is probably going to be limited, i.e. the insurance company is not going to pay you because the material was not installed according to flooring requirements. 

This is from personal experience, the housing authority is the problem.

The person who comes into money but not a lot of experience in real estate should be a little more cautious right now.So overall, I am not saying - do not buy, I am saying be careful.

Since it is explained clearly in the contract terms, (managing expectations there), the PM's initial response to the dispute was to reference that language.We found out about the dispute after the tenant had repeated her dispute 2x -- and the property mgmt asked us what we wanted to do.

This will increase the return above what can be obtained on a passive investment.The flipside of having the power to control everything is that it can be alot of work (and a full-time job if a person is putting in sweat equity).

I also personally feel like I may take a step back from my main biz in about 15yrs..

I leveraged my owned land to build my personal home.

The do not know their product they just refer you back to self help articles, which did not answer my question to begin with. 

I'm referring to a minimum payment scenario on the HELOC.

Will you need the equity in your primary home for any future personal expenses?