For example, suppose one is applying to an Ivy League institution, but has a poor GPA and SAT scores.

its a baseball term referring to a pitch that is so low, the batter thinks its a ball, but it just barely comes within the strike zone. the ump calls it a strike and the batter never swings. funny thing about these lowballs that no one swings at........ they never get a home run from them either. as a pitcher, if you never throw a lowball, you never get that strike on the batter. as abat ter, if you do not swing at the low ball, you are never gonna get a hit either. you need to throw that low ball once in a while and see if that batter swings at it. getting started again is hard, but you already know some of the game from trying a previous time. so, you should have less fear going into it this time around. you have watched all the podcasts, read all the books, now get out there and do what you want to do. no one stays in school their entire life, you have to get out there and apply what you have learned or all that learning is useless. get out there. if you fall on your face, then get back up. the only way to learn to do anything right is first learn how to do it wrong. then you know what not to do. good luck to you 

The estimate did include:Exterior:- New trim around windows- Repair of one window (glass was cracked, looked like a baseball strike)- Deck repair (there are two decks, one off the master suite and one larger deck off the dining room.... both need minimum of power wash and paint)- ~$1,500 in lawn care, shrub trimming, tree trimming (it was pretty bad but would look amazing with some care) (this was my estimate outside of the GC estimate)Interior:- ~$3,500 for demo (my GC actually thought $6k but hires it out to 1-800-Got-Junk and recommended that I could find a less expensive option. 

Bill likes to imply that most hard money lenders are mob-based loan sharks and do business with baseball bats, but that is simply not true.

Good point Account ClosedA bank needs to consider the big picture with profitable customers.If the release can be prudently justified considering credit history, ability to pay, profitability of the borrower, good management, secured position with sufficient collateral a bank may release a guarantor as the bank may well have loan concentration issues with any one borrower, that's usually getting beyond the small investor league.

Definitely start small, because when you are in the big leagues, a small mistake is multiplied many times over and can sink you very quickly.

The mother in law is from Boston as well and taking my 5 year old nephew as well who just started playing baseball this year as he has never been to a game.Anyways glad to have you here on BP.

Don't miss The BiggerPockets Podcast - they are great for learning how others are finding success.Oh - and be sure to set up some Keyword Alerts- especially for "League City" so you'll be notified when people mention it here in the forums.Thanks again for introducing yourself!

Examples include a sports store (in a hockey/baseball town), a gym, a deli and a dozen others. 2.

I am a huge baseball fan, so I would go to every single major league ballpark (all 30 of them) in one single season.