Also being able to shake hands and look your contractors in the eye, spot check them, and watch the process unfold.

Eventually they have to pay it back anyway unless they 1031.Maybe I don't understand this and it is definitely depends how your personal taxes shake out.But I would love to hear what some CPAs really think about it.

Not an earth shaking thing but it matters when you think you have coverage but in fact you don't.By the way you could always go back and do a warranty deed on top of that QC deed to sort of "mend" the chain of title.

Shake hands.

I would work with a local lender that you can walk in, shake their hand, and sit face to face with.  

The market would need to shake out about 40% to once again to be affordable for the average two income family. 

If you want to go a little more, but not a total remodel then maybe put cedar shakes or the curvy barnwood planking on the outside to make them look more like cabins than old ski chalets, or do log siding. 

You might get bad reviews for it that you won't be able to shake. 

  :) Seriously though, REI is highly specialized, and it's more important to work with someone who is specializing in RE than someone whose hand you actually shake but is not a RE expert.

I will be flying out in 3 weeks and I'm looking forward  to shaking some hands!