Most of my options were breakeven haha still learning the game.I am in the process of finalizing what the exterior finish will be on my new build, most likely very light grey stucco, pretty excited about it.

💭 Final ThoughtsWhen your financial advisor pushes back on your real estate investments, remember this: You're not just "buying a house" - you're investing in an income-producing asset, just like buying shares in a dividend-paying company.

We had been planning to acquire a second home for sometime and finally decided to pull the trigger.

I will probably wait until the loan is finalized to do anything to be on the safe side regardless this time.

And finally regarding the interest, yes doing these 10 yrs-loan the biggest goal was save some money from the interest.

The continuing saga finally ended last night at 5:00 pm.

I have been listening to the podcasts for years and have finally gotten serious about making this move to better my families situation. 

To set the stage, I'm owner of a short-term rental property in the Poconos in PA and we use a property management company for bookings, maintenance/cleaning, guest management, etc.This past weekend we had a guest booking but when the guests arrived Friday evening the house had no running water, though it had been running fine earlier in the day when the Property manager (PM) was at the house to give a final check and leave the welcome packet.

I finally set up an hour with their help desk to learn the program and the woman I was on with didn't know the program either.

Remember last summer when mortgage rates briefly dipped, and it looked like more homeowners might finally list their properties?