I am too old now and I have a few development tracks that will ripen over the years that I will leave as legacies to my Grandkids and great grandkids.But if I was in my 20s or early 30's I would include a nice NW timber track in my portfolio..not only that you can camp on them hunt fish etc.. if there large enough you can put a cabin and now a days with the container homes you buy one of those and lock and leave.There is a reason they were called Timber Barrons.. !!! 

They are to: 1) develop relationships with 3-5 investors in the area that I can learn from, and 2) save up $7500 to put towards a down payment for my first sfr house hack.I'm not posting this fishing for responses that justify my decision, but rather to get perspectives from any of you who might have had similar experiences or have their own opinions on my situation that can help me see things differently.If there are any investors in the 417 who happen to come across this, I'd love to get the opportunity to connect with you!

Not to mention the impact of water shortage on fishing, agriculture and recreation. 

I don't carry any tools on me, I hate stuff in my pockets, I don't even carry my cell phone half the time, I always set it on a counter when I work.I always carry a 5 gallon box with a tool organization pouch around it, and then a fishing lure box that holds all the different drill bits, bits. 

Hiking trails with waterfalls, sandy beaches with fresh water to play in, miles of untouched shoreline in beautiful parks, oceans and razor clamming, skiing in winter, fishing, casinos, Seattle, a zillion wonderful micro-brewers, wineries  ... we would ski in the morning, drive down the mountain and take our dog to the beach on the river and play in the sun all afternoon.  

What scares me is that there are many fish swimming in the RE sea, surely it's been looked over by many, many people, and it's still for sale...I'm interested but can't help but wonder, I don't consider myself sharp when assessing properties, and the sharp guys have surely seen something that makes this building a "pass", what do they see that I don't?

As with many of these things, eat the fish and spit out the bones.

Leave the tapping and texturing to the experts, but you can do the painting easily yourself.Go fishing around Home Depot, they have cost breakdowns for everything, an example is $80.00 (Southern California prices as of last month) to remove and replace a toilet.

When we looked at our current lakefront home my husband just stood at the edge of the pond studying the fish and was ready to make an offer... this after I nixed the lakeview house he wanted to make an offer on with no bedrooms for the kids.... those views can be distracting.

Or is that type of thing only for the 'big fish' ..?