It's kind of discouraging as I thought more investors would be sleeping, enjoying the holidays and getting fat around this time of year.

I would design it about twice as wide as the entry door, tighter to the wall, with fat square columns, and either a flat or pitched top with a standing seam roof.One of the issues is the irregular window spacing.

Everything you could ever want to know about making fat checks in commercial real estate.

I use equity as closing costs, down payment, and cash out the rest in a fat check at closing.

Aaron I believe his work is expensive primarily b/c his skilled labor costs are high, not because he's making a fat margin.  

OK - so I'm going to answer your question on the basis of one big fat assumption:You wish to give yourself the best possible chance at earning the best possible ROI that you can work out with reasonable assumptions about rents/cashflow/appreciation. 

Plus a nice fat payout from doing it would be nice.

Commissions are not set, if you and an agent agree on a fat commission (7% vs 5%) on a good deal there is nothing improper about that.

Once I went into bankruptcy to retain our house, I was amazed to find that the one thing I could not liquidate was my timeshare: a luxury item which should be the first thing to go. It's almost as if we're expected to...

Also, losing fat and weight through low carb/low fat diets and not gaining any muscle, left me looking like a stick.