Not all leverage is the same.Leverage is the ability to use other people's cash...for an "expense", that we don't have to pay for.Cash, is the ability of the person we give it to to do what we should have done with it in the first place, at an "exponential cost" to us based on our now lack of opportunity...and that we will be forever paying for.

Of course I think the tree is the source, as I do not see any other conduit to to property.

(This last question is more of a curiosity than a concern).Any advice on how to to find this information out myself would be helpful too (ie who to call, and how to get someone on the phone that will talk to me about this kind of stuff.

When people at my work want to buy a house they usually go to to Thousand Oaks, Westlake, Agoura or Calabassas and just commute down PCH.

I will be talking to the board on monday to answer some of my other questions.But, i am afraid of what I dont know; of the things that the board or agent won't tell me.I am not planning to live or to to do anything with that community or board of coop as long as i dont have to :-)

To me the harder it is to to something just pushes me even harder to show people that yes I did it & I did all on my own.  

We have some money saved up but not sure where to go and who to talk to, to get started.

Instead they're heavily marketed to to invest in 401Ks and IRAs in funds that if they're lucky generate a measly 5% annual return.  

Please feel free to to message me.

I never come across that either, but I always used Sub-to to acquire not to sell.