BTW, this is Lending Tree's definition of a Home Equity LOAN "Home equity loans allow homeowners to access their equity in a lump sum of cash, which may be used for a variety of purposes, and is repaid in monthly installments.

I'm choosing my market & submarket, and I've learned about a lot of ways to find and conduct information through a variety of sources, but my question is...What are the most important factors that can impact real estate?

And as Amber said as well, I understand you wouldn’t just flat hire an in house PM one day, the reality is the PM companies are doing a variety of functions (leasing, collections, repair oversight, and so much more), so I wanted to see how people gradually move into that as they scale vs. continuing with 3rd party PM companies. 

However it was 500+ acres and a well known facility with a number of sanctioned events and a variety of configurations.

For a variety of reasons, I would like to relocate to Florida, however, I need to find a really good area for our business there in order for my husband to consider it. 

(It's liable to be location specific, so may be best to describe it in generic terms so people can interpret it where it applies.)David:Sorry about that - I usually define all my acronyms at first use, but missed here.A Phase 1 Environmental Assessment (or Appraisal) is abbreviated in a variety of fashions: Phase 1 EA, Phase 1 EvA, EA-1.  

You probably want a QI who is thinking and acting as a QI and not an investment manager.Fees nationwide are pretty close - from 700 - 1000 for a normal garden variety exchange loosely regional.  

Here's one of the ideas I came across that would work for a variety of uses (students, seniors, vacation, shared living) Apparently they are considered one home because there's only one kitchen (I guess that's the determining factor?

Deals can fall apart for a variety of reasons at different points in the process. 

Lenders can shutoff new borrowing on a HELOC without your consent for a variety of reasons...which is usually when you actually need access to the funds.