Through that family member's life they have had some knowledge skills, and abilities, to accumulate a net worth which allows them to participate in this investment, and those may transfer, albeit tangentially, to REI. 

However, there are a LOT of plans for revitalization and rejuvenation in progress ore recently created (creating jobs, bringing businesses to the area, creating programs with the local colleges to increase education rates and increase the pool of qualified and skilled employees - in the area of nursing, etc, for which there is currently a shortage in this location.). 

I've always been interested in tiny house living, or eventually buying an RV to travel, so living in about 1,100 square feet under this house hacking scenario would be a soft step towards towards that. 

Learn the skills of buying properties with no money down and without using your credit and you'll be more successful in the business (because you can buy a lot more properties without being restricted by the difficult financing environment we now have)4.

And I was also amused by the bottle of Soft Scrub in the bathroom.

That is, the center of the blade is on the back side of the countertop.I have a Bosch worm drive skill saw that set be back about $150.

Sorry to have second guessed your deal finding skills :) Best of luck

Oh, and one more thing about the trim; my house was a little crooked and I did not have the skill to perfect cut the sheets to the shape of the shower (heck I night not have been able to even if it was not crooked because it is a challenge cutting those wet noodle boards).

If I could flip like the re-habbers here, I would go 100% plus leverage but I don't have that skill set so that leaves me to buying-n-holding for cashflow but considering ROI I might just sleep better off in the market for the long run......For me, deflation is more dangerous than inflation. .....I got that call initially correct in 08 by liquidating my entire portfolio but made the mistake of underestimating the FEDs willingness to make us Japanese.

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