Are there any areas you refuse to invest in because of the city planning department powers that be are just impractical to work with?

Things such as what the current competition is, how many sf the market can bear, how many sf you should build, what your rates should be, how fast your lease up should be, how much climate, non-climate, boat/Rv etc. also, be sure you you consider early on how to manage the property.

You have to bear in mind that the 3% fee will be added to your balance and if that puts you over your credit limit it can (and usually does) negate the 0% offer and your entire cash advance is now subject to the regular interest rate.If you are late on a payment, they can subject the rest of the balance to the regular interest rate. 

The point is tax assessments don't have much bearing on market price.

Thank you.it also bears noting that inspections every three years is not best practice:) you should be doing this annually at a bare minimum.

Account Closed I think I have one that could help you, just drop me an email and I'll send it to you.It's in word document form and it's only five pages long, so it shouldn't be to over bearing.

If I didn't call and ask, I would have committed to a deed that's way less favorable.The contract does say that they are not responsible for hardly anything, and it also has conflicting information.Here's an example of double language pertaining to title (10 of my contract):Seller shall be under no obligation to (A) remove any title exception, (B) bring any action or proceeding or bear any expense in order to enable Seller to convey title to the Property in accordance with this Agreement or (C) otherwise make the title to the Property insurable by the Title Company.BUT, right after that it says:IF, FOR ANY REASON, SELLER (A) IS UNABLE TO MAKE THE TITLE INSURABLE OR CORRECT TITLE PROBLEMS OR (B) IS UNABLE TO ASSIST THE BUYER IN PROCURING FROM THE TITLE COMPANY, OR ANOTHER REPUTABLE TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, AN OWNER’S POLICY AND LOAN POLICY, IF APPLICABLE, AT REGULAR RATES (C) DETERMINES IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION THAT IT IS UNABLE, OR IT IS ECONOMICALLY NOT FEASIBLE, TO CONVEY GOOD AND MARKETABLE TITLE TO THE PROPERTY INSURABLE BY THE TITLE COMPANY, OR ANOTHER REPUTABLE TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, AT REGULAR RATES, AT THE CLOSING DATE, AND THE CLOSING DATE IS NOT EXTENDED OR OTHERWISE AMENDED AS SET FORTH ELSEWHERE IN THIS AGREEMENT (OR BY SELLER IN ITS SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION), OR (D) DETERMINES, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION TO TERMINATE THE AGREEMENT AND DEEM THE AGREEMENT NULL AND VOID, IF REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, AND/OR IF REQUIRED BY ANY EXISTING CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT BINDING UPON SELLER AND/OR THE PROPERTY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY AGREEMENTSWITH THE PRIOR OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, ANY MORTGAGE INSURER OR ANY MORTGAGE BROKER, THEN SELLER MAY TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT BY WRITTEN NOTICE TO BUYER AND THE ESCROW/CLOSING AGENT.

For the first 3-4 months I rented a room for myself while I established my bearings.  

Are you talking about foundation walls or non-load bearing interior walls?

My finance job is a good skill, but it doesn't make my want to jump out of bed in the morning.I've been devouring all of the information on the forums and the podcasts, among other sources trying to get my bearings straight.