When you rehab for retail or for rental, do you do some things that are not very expensive, but that bring a big wow effect?

The new Dodd-Frank go into effect on Jan 10, 2014 and the rules apply to financing for owner occupant buyers, not commercial or investor to investor transactions.

The sales rep tells me that it could be the house framing is warped in that area, that they can only follow the existing contours of the wood framing, and that it won't effect the ability of the roof to keep the house dry.Should I believe this?

Sometimes you'll hear appraisers refer to this as 'effective age' as in 'the effective age of the 40 year old house is substantially less than the 30 yr. old house due to substantial renovation'.

Consider partnering with local accredited investors (Dr's. lawyers. etc.) that have a more passive interest in RE investing.

Well, I'm not a lawyer, but I can tell you I wouldn't lose sleep over it.I wouldn't ask him to cite the law.

I'm sure the lawyers have been through these arrangements inside and out, however, I would view that agent as being in an agency relationship with that attorney as the agent is drumming up business for them.

Of course, neither of these actions is legal, but if the buyer doesn't have the financial resources to hire a lawyer, there won't be much recourse against a shady seller.

This tenant went to a lawyer to have him send a letter to the other.

In options there are also complicated variables like time decay and implied volatility that will effect the effectiveness of your hedge.