@jason diclemente - I've heard that coming out of workers comp cases I would only have to work six months instead of the usual two to be approved for financing...do you know this to be true?

Ask how many times they have shown the property each week for the past 3 months.

A good HML can make a decision in a week or even less sometimes. 

And sometimes only show 1 or 2 days a week.  

Sometimes you need to hear it from someone else.I have a call scheduled with the multifamily PM next week to see what options I have.I’ve been aggressively stashing much of our income away in tax deferred accounts, and in equity investments in the meantime.

I am attending the University of Washington and just moved in this week.

I define early retirement as $50-75k / year while working <20 hours a week.  

Fresh off a six-month renovation that was supposed to take two months, I have a few hard-earned tips to share. 1.Plan your post-renovation transition pre-renovationWhen you are starting a renovation, it’s easy to be 100% focused on the renovation itself and not pay as much attention to preparing your home for the post-renovation transition.

Well, my "friend" who has been calling just discovered that they have a court ordered inspection next week...

The buyers inspectors literally praised the work we had done throughout, but a week ago the CL-100 wood infestation inspection came back noting a small bit of non-structural exterior sheathing damage along the bottom of the back wall behind the vinyl siding due to moisture :( The good news is we are 99.9% sure the issue was caused by rain water coming off of the roof and landing in an area that had standing water before we brought in some dirt and gravel to resolve the drainage issue during the remodel (townhouse is on a slab).