I don't want to take any unnecessary risk when it comes to our health, and my wife especially is very conscious of what we put in our bodies (natural food ingredients, avoid certain chemicals, etc - she's starting a blog on her experiences/life with these topics - good stuff!).

Been using LED fixtures in our student houses for 5+ years ... students are renown for never buying light bulbs - they just shift them from one fixture to another until the end of they year, then you get your house/flat back with 50 - 75% of the bulbs gone.We also made a conscious effort to replace lights in all our common areas and in hard-to-reach places (i.e. over stairwells) in our multi-unit buildings with LED fixtures.Now, whenever we renovate a unit/house, 95% of our replacement fixtures are LED.  

Try to get at least a $80-$100K PLOC.3) Use your own funds, a low-interest credit card, or a second PLOC to fund the renovation.4) Conduct a disciplined and cost-conscious remodel.5) Get a cash-out refi at 75% ARV.

You need to strike before anyone else is conscious of what's happening around them.

Or Puerto Cayó, Ecuador if you prefer private beaches.Allow me to explain.Uses USDCost of living is 1/3 of the US70 Degrees all day and night, year round, with little to no rainStunning blue and green ocean viewsLive in a beachfront residence for $600 a monthLarge expat community if you don't speak SpanishCommunity-driven culture, people are very friendlyAmazingly beautiful country; most ecologically diverse country on earthVoted #1 place to retire 4 years in a rowInexpensive, beautiful, and the investment opportunities are endless.

Surely, you can start big and 10X it, yet even uncle G consciously contradicts himself sometimes saying that you have to start somewhere, referring to small multifamily.

And I didn't really stop and consciously assemble one either.

Investors seldom think they are unreasonable, brokers seldom believe they are consciously giving bad advice.

Are they conscious of cost?

Thus the incentives do not really line up --- while some realtors will tell you that they will absolutely do to get $1 more for the seller, many studies have shown that these incentive issues --- consciously or unconsciously --- affect the performance level of realtors or other services providers.