When we replaced windows on a 1966 house with impact-windows recently, the installer had to remove 3-inch gashes in the plaster/sheetrock in order to affix them to the frame with metal strapping.  

I know many of you may think how can you do that ,well fortunately  we happen to be in an extremely relaxed lending environment ,ive been in this business for 30 years and this is only the 2nd time i;ve seen real estate lending this relaxed ,for you old timers ,i know you can remember when their was no seasoning of title , in that period i was able to acquire 20 properties in 6 months ,moving right along ,heres the formula 1) find a property that needs a rehab in a b or c+ neighborhood,determine that after the rehab you will be at a 65 to 70% arv,next after you've acquired and rehabbed the property refinance it ,heres the example ,$45,000 purchase ,$30,000 rehab ,finished value $125,000,now you have a couple of options,you can refinance the property in 30 days at a 70% ltv,or you can refinance it later at an 80% ltv in 90 days,,using the example at 70% your cash out is $87,500,lets assume that your settlement costs were $8000 per transaction for the intial purchase and refinance,this equals $16,000 ,your cash out is $12,000,which leaves your out of pocket at $4000,this would be your total outlay,assuming that you rented the property and had net revenues of $500 a month your total return yearly would be $6000 monthly,your roi is 50%,now if your roi wasn't this high ,let say 30% annual return ,i don't think you would be too mad ,however you have another option and if you are not in a hurry you can refinance in 90 days at 80% ,when you refinance your cash out would be $125,000x80=$100,000-$75,000=$$25,000-$16,000 would be $9000,,so the $64,000 question would be how much did this really cost you,rinse and repeat this formula over and over  and you will be a happy camper              

I have a house that I have been rehabbing where the city is expanding to a four-lane road. The problem is they messed up my yard along with the city drains so water is being routed directly to the foundation. Any idea...

It's never been clear to me that anyone has a clue how to consistently predict something as complicated as macro policy and its impact on FX and Interest rates.

His 1031 exchange should have had no impact on you whatsoever. 

I guess because my intent was to separate both worlds (manufacturing & REI) I never sat down and thought about how my job now could impact my REI future.

Have her talk to a loan officer about paying down (not OFF even if she could, probably don't want to lose that type of account off the credit report right at this moment as that has adverse impact too) those loans and see what difference that might be able to make to her credit score and what impact it would have on conventional loan programs available to her. 

I would probably avoid th ecomplications and environmental requirements of a actual marina and simply install docks for the tennats boats.

But that’s a lot of boxes to check to get there, and as mentioned before, that’s just what is seen - but what is unseen should also be looked at (insurance cost impacts, maintenance costs, useful life, etc).

The only way I have been able to receive a sufficient answer on the impact of these certificates is to scout out profiles on LinkedIn of people who have the certificate from the school you are seeking and what other background they have and what jobs they have.