Thirdly, a 20% of gross rents factor for maintenance and vacancy is only accurate if 1) the property is FULLY stablized (new roof, new furnace, new windows, and so on)--and most of the TKRs I've seen do NOT meet this standard by a long shot, 2) if the property is VERY aggressively managed--heavy screening, prompt eviction, quick re-rent--a practice not common amongst most property managers, and 3) aggressive maintenance is done to maintain the capital repair items (changing furnace filters bi-monthly, cleaning gutters in the fall to avoid failure, maintaining metal roofs, cutting back trees to avoid roof damage, etc--again, uncommon amongst property managers).

My numbers met all the guidelines.

I'm sure only 10% of that cost is the metal, the other is the labor.

I have actually seen them in news print stored in metal warehouses.Formotion temites do not return to the ground for water.

They both said I met all the criteria but Fannie's system rejected the app both times.

I think precious metals are very risky.

I believe you can even get precious metals though your 401(k).

You see 3+ billion Asians like land and precious metals and they are beginning to buy.

the area around the pilot light is sealed with a metal plate and a small piece of glass for viewing the pilot light.What exactly does the thermcoupler turn off if it doesn't sense heat?

You could still park it in precious metal investments with the IRA until you decide what you can do with it.