Sadly, they're always particle board, with a limited life, but I don't know where you get solid wood a a reasonable price.Like this one from Lowes, but the ones they used to have were porcelain not that "cultured marble" crap.

The best place to start is to try to fully immerse yourself in the culture. 

Different cultures, I guess.

@Matthew Irish-Jones Hi!

Originally posted by @Matthew Irish-Jones:@Tyler Kress if I habe the option of purchasing a 100K home with leverage or a 20K home in cash...I am going with the leverage option every time.

Omar, I'm sure you're well aware of the culture our industry has of high cash flow and consumption.

Maybe it is not the technology that’s the the only problem, but the people who operate them and the culture that those people work in…The article also counts Fukushima as three failures since three reactors failed.

A home is a inanimate object non-emotional it’s like buying a piece of stock my question back to you is do you only own stock in the neighborhood you live in the answers probably know you buy and sell stock based on numbers ,PE ratio’s .dividends when you buy real estate the same should hold true.I have heard great things about Memphis invest and met Chris Clothier and was a great guy that talked about his company and culture.

Our population growth rate cannot sustain our current culture (google it).  

You can find first-rate restaurants that represent cultures from across the globe.