The Babbling books (in the back yard),  a vertical garden (which I am obsessed with, Eames furniture… the works!

It nearly ended up in a law suit - which was thankfully averted using advice and support of my "online friends".I ended up making a few thousand dollars and never bought the house!

I'd draw a vertical line down the center of a piece of paper ... on one side write pros and on the other side cons.

There is a vertical position ( buying now) and a horizontal ( future) component to success.

If there's a catastrophe that could be averted by solving a quadratic equation, they're ready!

The also don't know how strong a jointed stud is compared to a non jointed stud in a vertical position.

You'll find them usually hanging on a vertical rack somewhere near the locks and keys in the big box stores.http://changealock.com/Naturally, if you're looking for a Kwikset kit, they will only have the Schlage kit in stock and vice-versa.

I think it is healthy to have a risk avert partner with you (as long as they are willing to take calculated risks despite their disposition), as you will have to do a good job with the numbers to convince them :-) and they may be a good resource pointing important problems you miss (as long as you are confident to push through when problems are not there).

Just ask someone who has tiled a vertical wall :)

We talk nearly every day because as a vertically-integrated organization our acquisitions and operations divisions are a cohesive team, sharing information on markets, assets, performance, etc because this information is not only valuable in measuring performance on the portfolio but on forecasting the viability of potential acquisition targets.