$1,000 for the appraisal of 100k investment piece gotta love it !  

You also want to think–and this is perhaps the most important piece–how will this particular laundromat fit into your life?

I mean it's CA for heaven sake :)   By the way our most recent couch purchase was a lovely piece of furniture built by the Amish. https://ssc.ca.gov/forms_pubs/hog/Are you saying the earthquake stuff is the reasoning for the timber construction vs masonry? 

I found it very unlikely that the government would not want to get their piece of the pie, especially if they had purchased a new primary home.Donyou have a Tax Code or Publication Number you can share so I can study up and understand your thought process more in depth?

Very cool piece of real estate, unfortunately it doesn't even make sense at the $650k asking price.

Essentially, I own 1% of a piece of land there that RAD plans on developing over the next few years.

So touchable to decide if you want to pay for some piece of mind or dive into the depths to save a few(or a lot!)

Make those connections first.I know you want to take advantage of a great opportunity in your lending terms but that's only a piece of the pie when it comes to success in real estate.  

The Port Charlotte duplex...given it hasn’t suffered hurricane damage...could command a pretty penny on its own.I recall reading a piece in Forbes that suggests certain Florida markets could remain strong for years, which might help you gauge whether now is the right time to sell.

There's lots of definitions and distinctions between the two that get thrown around.