As interest rates creep up, the spread of the risk premium will either shrink, or it will stay the same and the cap rates will move up.

State government is in a holding pattern or shrinking due to decreased energy revenue.

Over time however, as more investors came on board and competition became fiercer and opportunities for inventory began to shrink they (the gurus) turned to other methods to create money streams for their businesses.

Try and get an answer to that question before you fix anything.Most cracks I see are from poor quality concrete and inadequate methods for relieving restraint when the concrete shrinks.  

It has a flaring tool with expansion rings that slip over the fittings and shrink back down over to compress and seal. 

When I think about taxes on the money that I will gain I see that 60K start to shrink and I could defer the taxes and do a 1031 later if I decided to trade up. 

You likely find that there are similar closings on a month to month basis, but the inventory shrinks each quarter driving prices up.

So, in combination you can grow, shrink, change, convert defer and eliminate taxes with a longer term strategy of strategic buy and hold coupled with 1031 exchanges and estate planning strategies.  

Everything has a cost, with that said, I'd probably just try to put the water heater in the attic/basement, so you don't need a stackable washer/dryer in that existing space.Assuming the rooms can handle it and if i was ambitious i would change the closets on the rooms at the right. shrink the master bedroom and turn that wall w/out a window into a long walk in closet. and steal the master closet to do the same with the other room.Thoughts?

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