Josh - breathe a serious sigh of relief...

This was a clear indication of the calculator showing how valuable it is when we're considering properties, and it also was a great lesson for me as I now see that all properties which look good are not necessarily a good investment.This calculator literally has me eating, breathing, and sleeping real estate for the last few days since I upgraded.

But if you think you might get a 100K bump in 6 months, i think that you might want to take a deep breath.

I think the 3-5% withdrawal is ok for a 401k but for the RE I would agree with William to ensure you have a living breathing exit plan/strategy.

Deep breath Taylor - deep breath.I gave you some pretty great advice - and it is glass full advice advice - not full of negativity as you so positively put it.

The one here is fairly helpful.... but you are dealing with big brother GOVERMENT....so I wouldn't hold your breath for a helpful anything.

I always seem to be holding my breath when we get to that point/

Don't hold your breath waiting for the bank to agree with your lowball offer (which needs to be ANOTHER $5k lower than if you found it yourself, because of your ethically obliged fee)...

What a boon that has been to our family.Selling real estate is a breath of fresh air after 16 years in a hierarchical, government-funded job.

They have bank regulators breathing down their necks and must underwrite loans conservatively or lose their jobs or worse yet be accused of fraudulent activity by the feds for not following protocols and get into legal trouble.