Plus, unless you are living in your parents basement the alternative is paying rent to someone else who is cash flowing (maybe) on you.

Do you want to pay $99 for someone to come out and look at the broken 5 year old dishwasher (a repair) or do you just say replace it (a capital expense) and have Home Depot truck out a new one?  

The seller's alternative in this case is to wait for an all cash buyer - or provide financing himself.Third scenario is the seller who wants to get a higher price - higher than market - and uses seller financing to attract buyers who can not obtain financing from outside sources - and who are willing to pay a higher price for a property with "built in' financing.As a purchaser, you should be looking for either (1) the highly motivated seller, (2) a property that can not be financed except by the seller - IF you can fix the problem (hint: a property next to a nuclear power plant is probably NOT a fixable problem!)

The alternative is that you go on working 40 hours per week plus commute time until you die.

Save every dime you can now and a work van/truck is one place you can do this.

If stain remains, apply POG and dry-cleaning solvent alternately, blot until dry.MUSTARD: 1.

I keep hearing the same answer, go to Home Depot or Lowes, early in the morning and get names from the trucks at the store or even try to meet subcontractors there.

The subject is about tactics and alternatives not political bashing (I know some can't help it, but let's try not to go there) Frankly, if you're a real American you know that we stand together above politics and that politics stops at the water's edge. :)

In that vain I would suggest that you rent and then invest somewhere else.The only other alternative I would suggest would be to buy a single family house and not invest right now.Good Luck.Bill

If it has been on market over year and suggestions that street too busy you might want to look at alternate exit strategy.