When do you hit a tipping point and become a personnel manager versus an REI person.  

Does anyone have a thought on either moving their stuff to storage versus leaving in the house for them to remove?

I also liked the idea of working for myself versus they 9-5 office job.

Robert,As a Banker I have to offer my advice because there is a lot of confusion when it comes to a HELOC versus a cash out refinance.

Typically that would only work in cases where the seller owns the house free and clear or at least has a lot of equity, otherwise they would be losing money because they still have a mortgage to pay.Also, you need to be aware that there's a difference between the portion of the payment that goes toward reducing the final purchase price (something that can be freely negotiated between you and the seller); versus the portion of the payment that can be counted as part of the down payment when you get a mortgage to buy the house out.

well and septic versus city water / sewer).  

He charged $200 versus the $700-$800 I had been quoted.  

Check arbor funding in NY.Just understand that if you go 80% ltv the interest is much higher in the 5's versus 4's.

We are currently looking to purchase our first rental property. We've narrowed our search to 4 bedroom homes, because there are very few 4 bedrooms on the market now and the ones that are on the market move very quick...

@Stacey Mollinet I'm curious to get your perspective on buying investment property in Utah versus out of state.