If you do have any spare money, and you still plan on trying to buy something, you should leave the loan in your father's name; as soon as it is in your name you won't qualify for buying a house based on your last post.

Sacramento seems to be buzzing this time of year and even getting yard workers with spare time can be difficult.

If you have spare time I do believe that you can save money with used washing machines but it will not be as great as the difference between the cost of new versus the cost of old. 

If you can change a spare tire, you can plumb this kind of setup.

I am a learner that is absorbing as much as I can through books, webinars, blogs and podcasts when I have spare time.

Not so fast, you need to set asidemaintenance budget and possibly management if you can't spare the time to do it yourself.For me in my market the minimum for a single family house is $300 positive cash flow per/mo.On multi-family deals its minimum of $200 per unit.

If you have time to spare, I'd love to hear some thoughts on this idea practiced in Real Estate.

,Ikea (if available in your area), has double sinks in a compact form. they usually also work with their vanities, but to gain space the plumbing is really strange (end european size) and not sure if their setup will pass code inspection everywhere.P.S. sorry to jump latter but your threads are so educational

I hate having to climb up on the roof just to measure the pads before I go to the home supply store.If you have several swamp coolers, keep spare parts on hand to save you a trip to the home supply store. 

I don't have the $400 to spare on a purely speculative possibility, and an offer that might not even be accepted in the first place.