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I only wished back when he was still alive I was smart enough to try to learn all he knew about building from him instead of thinking it was something "girls" didn't do.Pass the Ben-Gay.Gail

Too much risk of disturbing the current market and smart money (see Ackman on GSE: http://bit.ly/1lHRELJ ) is supporting this approach.Overall, despite the hoopla and rate mongering rates aren't gonna spike and fannie and freddie are dead: long live fannie and freddie. 

You are smart to start out young.  

My father decided to start vermi-composting a couple of years ago and in the spring sold his surplus composting agents (worms) to bass fishermen for a healthy amount.Roy,  I was going to edit to include the local old/smart garden guy. 

Just get a SIP/DID and use that number for business wherever you are.I use voip.ms as my providerI have a VOIP phone at home and a VOIP app on my smart phoneI set up a ring group so that my home and my cell phone ring whenever calls come to the number, and when I dial out on my cell it asks if I want to use the cell line or the VOIP line.Cost is around $2/month depending on how many calls you receive/send.

The guy was smart enough to teach us tons using a made up character.

Anyways, there are smart ways not to sell even at this point.

That being said, you have to be smart about it or be prepared to lose your a$$. 

Look at this picture to understand what I'm referring to (go to page 2):http://www.finehomebuilding.com/design/departments/energy-smart-details/second-story-balconies.aspx