if at all (negative gearing is still popular here for mom & dad investors who get their advice from non-investor financial "experts")Christchurch is another animal, with the rebuild going on the market for rentals for contractors is red hot!

My ultimate goal has always been to buy and hold, but my wife and I just bought a house that will be a rental someday, so we are in the capital rebuilding stage.

Generally, you are a first-time homebuyer if you had no present interest in a main home during the 2-year period ending on the date of acquisition of the home which the distribution is being used to buy, build, or rebuild.

Of course once this is over, a large number of people will continue to stay in Houston and rebuild their town and their lives.

I may be able to help you rebuild, relocate, or give you a new start. 

We had to scramble and stop the direct deposits into our HELOC, and make regular mortgage payments as needed, and rebuild our cash on hand.  

It had a rickety deck to get to the 2nd unit that we had to rebuild.

To learn more about rebuilding your credit after bankruptcy, see our Your Credit & Bankruptcyarea.

(Answer: yes)If we buy fixer-uppers to rebuild and sell, and construction takes more than one year - will our profit be taxed as long-term capital gain?

Question is:  is there something/some ways to turn over the bad apples to rebuild its reputation; or should the local police be notified?