Josh- Can you add loan officer to the choices along with a commercial and residential label?

Whether you want to be prepared to defend yourself or not is a personal choice.

SF and MF will potentially perform differently in these three areas, so it depends on your plan.For example, a MF might cash flow better, but won't appreciate as fast and can't be exited as easily, so therefore is maybe a better choice for a long term buy and hold.

Many choices available on amazon, for example.

you have the choice. if you do not like it find a different place to live.

So unless I have stellar deals, investing in my own town seems like a poor choice given the landscape here.Which leads me to my next obstacle; figuring out how to invest out-of-city/state.

I would take my friend out for a nice, thick steak at a restaurant of his choice!

Hi Domenic - you've made a wise choice pursuing real estate!

My personal choice is Deanna's first option.

@Sarah Doogle we made poor choices (see the kitchen story).The real issue is that we need a network of trusted tradespeople.Everyone we meet is quoting us $2800 to sand and refinish a 600sqft space.We can pay for a reasonable job at a fair price.