That is what I meant by saying it is a total pain at the end of the year.

You say it will rent for, maybe, $1000 and your PITI payment (I assume that's what you meant) is $878.

Your banker probably meant non-institutional when he said private.

The inspector suggested pulling out the moldy drywall and replacing with the shower liner product- I am blanking on the name but basically looks like tile but is one solid piece meant to be in wet conditions.

That is not meant to be legal advice but simply how I might structure a similar transaction good luck - Ned

When I spoke to most, I used the plural "we", we can't do that, we need to have, we will do this, so that it was not a personal matter where "we" might imply partners or the employees of the company, but it really meant my wife and I. :)

Too clarify I meant that we have the money to complete the rehab but not to purchase the property then do the rehab.

the black of the blacktop detracts from overall features of the house. say the house has black roof and black shutters. put a blacktop and it will be too much black. it's too much "in your face" and that's what i meant by "ugly".

I meant in general terms of how a warm beverage may influence a buyer.

Natasha Hylton, yes, and it sounds like you were taking my comments persoanlly, not meant that was as I mentioned, you need to understand where the oldguys, not just me, or more experienced people will be comming from.