But, it would have wiped the slate clean so to speak, and paved the way for a true recovery.

SF paved the way for many of these policies.  

@Dan Heuschele in California the burden for all the extra infrastructure to support the mega apartment developments seems to be falling on the commercial landlords in the form of taxes.South San Francisco wants to tax the warehouse owners $1/sf to pave the roads for all the traffic the new mega apartments are causing,as well as Genentech.As if they don’t have deep enough pockets to pay for their roads themselves.And these are already heavy duty roads designed for big trucks.San Carlos has a $1000 per tenant tax on sewers.

We paved our site yesterday and will finish today..

Both opportunities have opened other doors that continue to help pave my path towards being financially free.

The road is paved with indecisive squirrels, we are not that!

Getting the opportunity to bounce ideas in real-time with seasoned professionals that have already paved the way is powerful.Sincerely, Josh

And they also have some control over it, in that they may not be financially responsible with the dues and then not be able to fix the pool or paint the buildings or put new roofs on, or pave the driveways.  

That's something that will rank high on my list of priorities in my eventual purchase...paved or well maintained roads and snow removal, not only for safety, but thus keeping the cabin available even when it snows, lessening the likelyhood of a cancellation.

In brief here's the guidelines I would say are paramount:Class A Properties: these are very fixture and marketing specific and require an advanced skillset and market knowledge so if you are buying a Class A fixer upper it's a different discussion entirely - I am assuming you are not working with that property type.Class Bs: In fixing a Class C to a B or renovating a Class B you want to work with the aspirations of the buyer - they want the Class B to look as much like a Class A as possible so my earlier point of choosing one Class A feature applies - infinity pool, paved lanai, feature wall, upmarket appliances etc.