I think East Ridge is one of the best investments right now just because of the Border Region District tax incentives that were put into place for commercial developers.

If you wing it you will fail.According to (my) data with my selected assumptions, up to $5K spend on mailers is a gamble.

The width between the wood border and the glass is only 2.5 in so this has to be a very skinny lock.

Most investors buy to make money, it seems you want to buy for the sake of doing a deal.perhaps you just want the appreciation and you'll pay the bills with your career income, just know that's gambling and we are in an appreciation slump for potentially a few years.

I'm not saying that you should pursue something as a speculative gamble, but simply evaluate a realistic perspective of where the market is headed.

That said, with Fletcher bordering Asheville as Woodfin does, it's possible that the town management could someday become interested in a similar approach.

There is no promise rates will fall at any time ahead, that's a gamble and the three points then wasted money.

Were I a gambling man, and could find somebody to take me up, I'd bet on another extension.I doubt I could find anybody to bet the other way though, so it's probably just as well I'm not a gambling man.

Don't get me wrong; there are plenty of issues/problems/quirks that old houses have that new houses don't, and an old house can obviously have hidden problems and big repair/maintenance bills too...but, the point is: a brand new house is not a foolproof solution to repairs/maintenance (and in some cases, a brand new house can be a much bigger gamble than an older house).This is a particularly important lesson for inexperienced investors, who tend to be the most prone to "shiny object syndrome" (the tendency to let nice aesthetics distract from real, underlying issues).

Syndicating across the border (assuming you're in the States) would just be a mess.