From the ocean to the mountains to the mossy forests, and a decent city in Vancouver, it's so beautiful.

The beauty about cash out refinance is it's a tax free pay day.

At the moment I have a house lined up for flipping.

Not right now, but any person can turn into one at a moment's notice.

They come there for vacation and make fresh meals with food and herbs and enjoy the beauty and peace of nature with the streams and woods.I have been meaning to visit him again but have been really busy.

Flash forward to the first house that my wife and I bought, roughly August 2007, in Newton, KS - a beautiful, wood sided Victorian house built in 1910. 18 months later, my wife and I were laid off on the same day from the same company, with our 6 month old daughter in tow.

The lender I am working with at the moment is telling me they probably won't give me a conventional loan as a rental due to the size of the house and they think there will be a lack of comparibles.

I only manage two properties at the moment.

@David Lee  Nice work David - floors look beautiful.

I'm living in one of my half-done rehabs at the moment (long story), but even after all these years of being in real estate, it's refreshing to be reminded that I'm not the only one who sometimes makes uncomfortable lifestyle changes, with the end goal in mind.Newbies can learn a lot from the more experienced investors here on BP, but I think everyone can really benefit from the Newbies' posts, being reminded of why we first started it all.