I have been practicing for 10 years, but have always been fascinated with real estate.  

I have always been fascinated by the South Lake Tahoe area.  

Deborah BurianThe building science site has many useful case studies and even though many of them were conducted in the more humid environment of New England, the temperature swing from winter to summer will be comparable.When you say the house does not have a vapour barrier at the exterior wall, do you mean house wrap (tar paper in those days) or an actual vapour barrier (which should be on the warm side of the wall)?

Fascinating stuff Joel.

This is not rocket science.

I had to google "FAFSA"...Well, My Master's in Engineering Science was done here in the States but I had to pay every penny of it :)Thank you for your indication.

I know two real estate developers with returns several times what most people consider exceptional, both with Stanford computer science backgrounds.

Think about, this is not rocket science.

I've been reading many different threads, and I find all of them really fascinating.

It's not rocket science.