good luck on a pain free closing!

Those lumpy payments may help reduce my risk of not receiving my initial investment, but they are also a pain.

I assume that with some administrative effort I could do so in in my IRA - otherwise, I 'll lose ~40% of my yield.How do I find notes in the size range I am looking for?

I can cash flow well on theirs ($300/month), but mine doesn't cash flow on a 30 year anymore.I guess my fear is that I am just trading the pain to another house.

Although I don't know that the current administration and the Fed are thick as thieves, it's atypical for the Fed to raise rates during a presidential election, setting aside tightening activity in the early part of the last decade.

The agent said the utilities *CAN'T* be turned on until the exposed wiring is taken care of.Do these issues of flood zone and utilities make this house not worth the pain?

Putting the island on one side or the other would be painfully 1990's.The other option would be to make a horseshoe layout, which would have far and away the most cabinets but also be the most expensive and a bit out of "builder style"Put the sink in the island and the stove on the wall.

Hi Ben,congratulations.I feel your pain with the financing hoops you have to jump through.

I have had dealings with these and they were a pain, especially when there is a historical society to deal with.

If she makes me lose one shred off beauty, I will sue her for pain and suffering.