All the floor boards are swollen from pet droppings and theres a stench from it along with her being an indoor smoker.

Having seen my retirement portfolio go through a terrible drop during the 2008 financial crisis I wanted a way to diversify my retirement portfolio.

If prices drop, it will not be in the immediate term. 

Unless you really enjoy the face to face aspect, one does not need to be local to their CPA - many of us work remotely with investors from all over the country from mom and pop investors to large syndications.Likely many of your questions should be answered at the drop of a hat by the accountants here on BP as we all live and breathe real estate taxation, or it is something they can get you an exact answer rapidly if it truly is on the messier side.Best of luck in your search!

If after a week you have no attention, drop to your next number and test it out again. 

It was 2.54% for me 2 months ago, and has probably dropped some more since.

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Make sure your lender will allow you to drop the PMI with an appraisal and that they will not require a refi to eliminate it. 

The second is really solid blue-chip type investments and AAA-rated bonds, etc. stuff that unlikely to drop 50% in a stock market downturn.

Should i drop in some cash to get rid of the PMI as well or just keep my powder dry?