Read books, even if they are by one of the gurus, to learn, but don't get sucked into the spending pattern to learn whatever it is that is "too valuable" to put in the book.

My contractor ordered and obviously installed these, and I kind of find the color pattern to be kind of cheap looking.

But I don't know why I should have to make that decision on the spot given that it is a significant change in terms.My sense is that there has been a pattern of this issue coming up at their closings. 

We aren’t done, we’re in an intentional holding pattern.

I am an engineer by profession and thus always look for methods and patterns on performing any task accurately as possible.

Become an expert in these communities, studying price points, trends, competitive pressure and local patterns and preferences.Your job is to be the first person people think of when they consider selling.

You will start seeing patterns.

One thing I can tell you after having gone to both law school and Accounting school is that if you get five different attorneys or CPAs in a room and present them with the same fact pattern,  you will never get the exact answer from any two of them as they were all be somewhat different and the same isn't applicable to to IRS auditors.  

If the overall pattern indicates you are a property flipper, then you will be designated a dealer, not an investor, and subject to the same tax rules any other retail seller has to abide by.That’s not the end of the world.

Hi James, I'm stationed here at SAFB now and just bought here and will be following same pattern as you.