Per the husband: The Europeans have been doing it for decades.

All, I'm State, not DOD, but wondering if folks in europe have any meetups going?  Happy to organize one.  I' m in the Balkans now.

Interested about your question, I went through a few blogs to see the actual scope of investment in paintings.Here is what I found" Research we completed recently and presented in August 2013 at the European Finance Association conference shows investors would be wise to be wary.

(trust me my cousins have gone through 3 in the past 10 years, most major brands are crap nowadays because they are now built entirely overseas and have very poor to no existing quality contral)

The name of the city is Davenport, FL, and it's a huge destination for snowbirds, Brazilians, and European's looking for some sun.  

The courthouse auctions are busting at the seams in most major cities and the deals are getting worse and worse (in my area) because inexperienced investors are pushing the prices up and making bad deals.

Most major cities in the world of this size has sizeable density housing.  

Consider a home warranty, as covers most major appliances, plumbing and HVAC seems to be the biggest issues. 

In most cases, they exclude most major items on older homes.

Get the European style hinges and it's even easier.