I am down in South Bend let me know if you want to grab coffee sometime and talk shop!

 I would suggest having written qualifications and follows your policy and procedures if you deviate from that and they finally federal lawsuit on you you wish you had in many ways If they do not fit your qualifications that are  written down and apply to every single applicant then you're OK if you deviate from that and bend the rules you could be violating the fair housing or a discrimination law 

Does anyone know of or can recommend a real estate tax strategist/CPA in the South Bend Indiana area?

I'm not quite sure why you would need a lateral bracing along the perimeter of the basement unless it is to resist the wall from out-of-plane bending.. 3 steel beams in the basement slab or for the floor above it?

Since "accredited" is SEC fancy-speak for "has enough money to take risks we don't regulate" what, I wonder, might be the motivation of an investment manager to bend the rules to qualify someone as accredited?

What they are enduring with the septic issue is pretty bad, so I may just cut them some slack and bend my rule.

@Joe Kim I invest in both the Chicago suburbs where I live and in South Bend, Indiana.

You'll bend. 

'The green reed which bends in the wind is stronger than the mighty oak which breaks in a storm.'

@Jill F.I generally look for 600+ but can bend on that.