Next week's home work assignment, the difference between mortgages and bonds and why the yields are different.Maybe I can find some of my old materials from teaching this stuff at the college level if any drop outs or self educated types are interested in some tutoring. :)

I got some decent laminate installed w/ padding for about $3/sqft ($1/ft for laminate materials).

Realize the things a lot of people say can be done theoretically, but in practice is a real pain in the rear and no Realtor wants to work with you.I have taken enough boot camps in the past and spend enough money on the gurus promoting no money down easy money creative finance deals.

Will insurance be (materially) higher for one of the main foundation types in North Texas: slab vs. pier & beam?

Fortunately you are in the right place, BP offers great education materials.

Right now I'm at 50/50 with profit sharing on each sale going to his brother who is a project manager by trade with built in contingencies on time for completion and material overages.

5-10k if you buy the materials and do it yourself otherwise multiply that number by a factor between 3 and 10

Repairs done by Landlordwill be billed by the job or as labor plus materials."

I guess this is the nature of the promotion process.

OUCH;  IMO, You're publicly using your name to promote F R A U D.Frankly, I found commercial loans easier in the respect that my personal credit, DTI was not part of the qualification process - - to each his own!