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Amortized for 25 years= more cash in your pockets3. open up an LLC= more cash in your pockets instead of the pockets of the government4. property manager can alleviate lots of dumb callsHope that helps if it hasn't im not a guru.lol good luck

At this point, I think he needs to live in for next 2 years to fully alleviate the gains because of the timing. 

I would have a lot of options and a lot of the stress I deal with would be alleviated. 

But on the inside everything would have to be gutted and replaced; the structural beams seem to be solid but everything would have to be treated with something to alleviate the smoke damage.Still waiting for a quote from the contractor

The high speed rail in California may open up a lot of affordable housing in far flung areas to lower income people helping to alleviate the problem temporarily.

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Sometimes I think saying too much (ie, "if you're flexible in pricing/terms" or "if you're able to finance" or some witty message about alleviating the stress of owning a property) is not effective as it's too wordy.

The latest status quo is that there is a shortage of housing because of delays in building residential homes (apartments & villas) and thus has alleviated the prices this year (2008).

I understand that the seller can have more confidence that the deal will close with someone who puts lots of cash down, but can't those issues be alleviated with an approval letter from the bank (as opposed to just a pre-qualification letter).