I am trying to figure out costs for my first house.I'm a Mechanical Engineer, but I specialize in design, so the bones of the house are very important to me.  

Double the maintenance, double the tenants, double the mechanicals ... ;).  

Hi All,Name: Arjay VergaraAge: 26Occupation: Mechanical EngineerLocation: Central JerseyI have recently gotten married back in August.  

I had this happen to me with the auto dealer license confusion.

I am college student, graduating in December with a mechanical engineering degree.  

(My thinking is if I find a potential buyer before the offer is accepted then perhaps I would feel more comfortable in the negotiation process, kind of knowing my financial "limit" based on what kind of response I'm getting from buyers.)Just curious and trying to learn the mechanics/logistics.Thanks,Austin-

That's what pays off.Any serious mechanical (elect, A/C heat, plumbing etc) or unforeseen major structural that I can't do well, safely or efficiently I hire lic contractors.

That's with any vocation or profession.Say you really want to be a great auto mechanic, but you read car books and magazines and learn what the look like and all the specifications.

We use a custom designed system with our CRM that has some automated components are lots of auto populated reminders for our agents.

As always, I enjoy reading from you and your single minded and independent views, even though you challenged the post: the underlying assumption is that the investment of capital ( intellectual, time etc), are undertaken prior to the initial investment decision, afterwhich, it becomes literally auto pilot.Your points are clearly noted and I agree with you that time is needed for the investment to remain current as circumstances that informed the initial decision may change.....Thanks again.