In fact stay away from sec. 8 at all cost unless you have units in the ghetto in which case you have no choice.

A strong financial education is key to making well informed decisions and then taking appropriate action.Good job to those here who have made the choice and taken the action to do it!

Il n'y a pas raison de faire des excuses pour vôtre anglais, mais si vous devez décrire quelque chose dans votre langue maternelle ... allez-y, svp.I cannot help you with the choice of holding property in your own name versus an entity (peut-être un société par actions simplifées - SAS) in France.  

I offered the owner $19k and he had some choice words for me.

So I'm reading all of these posts about 'nightmare tenants' and I'm wondering...are these all tenants that were not screened properly or substandard tenants that were allowed in because there was no better choice at the time?

If you're going to be using painted cabinetry, then MDF is an excellent choice, even in upper price point homes.

They awarded 1 lien at a time i.e. the first bidder got their first choice, second bidder got their first or second etc. 

I think that Luxury Viny Plank (LVP) or the slightly more expensive Engineered Viny Plank (EVP) would be better choices.

Rene, one thing that really bugged me was the choice to put the appliances only after closing the deal.

Considering your position on short/long term goals its really up to you choice.