Some of these posters seem to think a one size fits all is the only solution and not following their “yellow pages” model of hiring contractors is inherently wrong.its just a catch 22  hard to have it both ways.. but when you do land that reliable handyman that person is worth their weight in gold or bitcoin or whatever LOL 

No worries, the house is a gold mine. 

Harvest gold appliances, dark oak cabinets and paneling, and yellow Formica countertops, just like yours.  

This is pretty much the gold standard and many municipalities have adopted WAFRP standards as code.

Also I know you're about to launch your podcast, the Gold Collar Investor, that's fantastic as well!

@Justin ThorpeI do see what you're saying, and I agree that you should never take these "guru authors" words as gold.

Originally posted by @Doug McVinua:@Damon James  If the program looks good I wouldn't be any more concerned than I would be with any other lender, they are generally only as good as the loan officer you are working with.This is the gold nugget.

Well we know that Real Estate is a scarce asset, just like gold.

I'm in a no flood zone, no earthquake, and materials are usual construction type, not gold leaf and marble et cetera.So yes, it depends. 

If gold plated jewelry is advertised as 24k solid gold.