My friend had told her parents she would be doing this with a friend from college to convince them to let her go.When we had come to the end of our European adventure my friend convinced me to come back to America and meet her parents ( Gulp ).

I previously lived in Phoenix AZ, have friends and family there now, am very familiar with the valley, and believe it has great growth prospects like most major cities over the long term.My experience consists of reading/listening to nearly every Rich Dad book/audio course, as well as reading many other Real Estate books by different authors, attending REI and Cashflow clubs in Phoenix, and a few seminars.

-FSU offers a major in business administration - real estate, versus UF's minor in real estate (most major in finance with that minor).

What they fail to mention is - oh, by the way - it costs about $100 or even more to make the phone ring in most major markets.

In most major metro areas, you will need a permit for this but I don't know your part of the world.No one goes through the time and expense to build a retaining wall like that...so they had a reason for it.

Word on the street is that most major brokerage firms are moving in that direction because of Errors and Omission Insurance.  

@Frank Sanchez, they are called "European floors" :-P.your 1,000 points question is when the paint you are using is going to cure.... please talk with your paint store... does it sticks to furniture items?

Here is the thing to consider ( I am from Europe originally)  - the ECB ( European Central bank - the equivalent of FED) has a different approach.

I am also very interested in short term rentals like Airbnb in major US cities and major European cities such as Charleston, Raleigh, Durham, Atlanta, st.paul/ Minneapolis, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, London, etc.

Buffalo is currently being marketed HEAVILY to european investors who are taking advantage of the weak US dollar.