I'll paint oil-based Kilz on any exposed char or smoke damage post demo, add new HVAC and plumbing, do a complete rewire, install 3.5 new baths (only 1.5 are new; others will be re-dos) and a new kitchen. 

US property may only be exchanged for other US property and a very few exceptions of territories that include the USVI, Guam, and American Samoa (but not Puerto Rico).  

There is no change of servicer in the scenario described by the OP but if there was, a Goodbye letter from the old servicer must be sent and a Hello letter from the new servicer must be sent. 

Another Massachusetts law is that if it is discovered lead paint and a child lives there under 6 years old, it does not matter if they sign the disclosure form or not....you will be required by law to remediate it. 

You like them personally, as well as professionally.Follow up with them and ask them to a 5-min “coffee and a quick hello”.

There is one set of stairs, which is also carpeted.Home Depot and Lowe's both gave me estimates of a whopping $10,000, and a local floor guy gave me an $8,000 estimate. 

Hi Megan,I have a lot of Bigger Pockets clients from all over the US and as far away as Singapore.  

My lender knows I have more than enough in savings right now to cover 25% down and a year's worth of payments on the loan, so they pre-approved me just a couple weeks after I had just closed on my first primary residence. 

I recognize this is a numbers game and a waiting game especially for someone starting up in commercial, but what is a game changer that I can do on a daily basis to supplement what I'm already doing?

My motivation to pursue real estate is to build a life for my family and leave a legacy for my kids and a business for them to inherit when they get older.