White makes small rooms feel bigger and we use cabinets and tile to provide accent. 

I have been reading and utilizing Bigger Pockets now for about a year but have never taken the time to jump into the forums.

If you plan on living in one side, there are factors that will most likely make a bigger impact on your numbers than the "big if"...which has loomed overhead for how many years now?

I'll never make another call to the loss mitigation dept of a bank and I'll never FAX the short sale packet for the 3rd time because they still don't show it in the system.Let's just say I don't believe the best and the brightest wind up in the short sale dept of the bank.

(my post is based off the assumption of you knowing how to analyze a deal to see if it's a good one or not) The first move is to determine if you want to be hands on and actively managing a deal and the day to day of it or do you want to passively invest in someone else's bigger deal? 

I heard about the forum listening to the Bigger Pockets Podcast.  

Offer them some fresh-squeezed juice or some Costco-bought single-origin coffee out of the newest, shiniest Keurig you can put in the kitchen.One trick that I absolutely love and have talked about before on Bigger Pockets is hanging a $200 jetted stainless shower tower in the bathroom.

Hey Bigger Pockets Fam I need your help.

@Patrick ParkerWelcome to Bigger Pockets.

As a result, I'm back on bigger pockets to explore what real estate opportunities we're seeing in Canada.