that will cut out many of the "best" areas even in cheaper markets.- You can look into call kinds of economic growth and financial indicators as well to help narrow the list.- I've also heard of people choosing a market because the team they could put together in that market was the best team they found

Hi Leah, Why not just work with your current lender to cut the points?

arbitrage is not a short cut to owning property.

According to what I have read straight from the IRS website and other places, we need to either meet 500 hours, or at least 100 hours and also work more than anyone else on the property.

Defense contractors gobbling up hundreds of billions of dollars in federal contracts while making civilian aircraft that falls off the skies, because they want to cut corners and squeeze every penny they can out of production?

You may want to contact Elite directly and cut out the middleman.

Can you DIY projects and cost cuts? 

It may be out of state, so you will have to determine if that is something you are willing to explore.It isn't always cut and dry as some suggest. 

Lots of trees down along the ways have been cut up, but there is more work to be done.

Centralize your back office / use remote employees / VA where appropriate to cut costs and improve service levels / responsiveness.  5.