We carried over 5000 lbs to the dump and probably burned a couple thousand more pounds of stuff.

@Sean KuhnI like fixed rate 15 or 30 year amort.While you plan on paying off the mortgages within the 5 years, things happen and 5 years is a long time to predict the future, but a very short time when there is a balloon hanging over your head.While nobody likes all the Fannie regs, the lower fixed rates are worth going after.There was a post at the National Real Estate Post, just today about how people would rather spend a night in jail, or gain 10 pounds than go through the mortgage process.http://thenationalrealestatepost.com/hilarious-mortgage-survey-is-very-revealing/?

People like you and James Hamlin were pounding the table to not have a missed opportunity cost.

Lol, it only makes sense if you are bringing in a large amount of money, enough that the 60-100k you are spending on a 6000 pound+ vehicle is worth it.

A delivery service comes twice a week, and they charge 1.75/pound with a minimum of 20 pounds.

It's also penny-wise and pound foolish.

if you buy it pre sale then you buying it subject to existing liens if any.it would be a one in a lifetime deal if you snagged this for under 100k.. but it happens. no doubt but just very rare and only to those that really pound the doors.

Maybe she just wants to pound nails, or move furniture, or pick out colors BUT she might want to have her hand in the financial details from day 1.Have that conversation with her from the first moment you think about going into business together.  

But I can *assure* you an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. 

If so, you are not bound by the Fair Housing Act and can tell them to pound sand.