Will all the the purchasing and financing be in writing? 

Here's the thing if you are removed from the requirement (to a flood zone X for example) we can write for you a Preferred Rate Policy (PRP) which is around the $550 for a primary residence and $750 for a second home. 

This seemed off to me, but I gave her a check and had her write up a receipt.

I'm trying to write a blog article on the growing skills gap and what that's going to mean to residential maintenance and rehab going forward.

It may be some time before you get there, though.My only advice is to avoid spreadsheets for anything but financial calculations...unless you are writing macros.

I went to high school, got my diploma also a did running start and got my AA.Then, I went and pursued starting my Bachelors in Software development and gaming development.I am about 1/3 of the way through it right now and have about two more years left to finish it.

Besides, I'll lose the tax write-off of mortgage interest.I can beat that over time in the stock market. 

So, a lot of people probably know this already, but I recently learned that Title Attorneys (I use John Bennett at Origin Titles in Decatur, GA) will often write up your Sales Agreement at no charge if you put in the contract that closing will be done with them.I know you can download forms and write it up yourself, but why? 

Can't write off mortgage interest with no loan 2.)

For our primary mortgage, we are 2 years into a $600K 30 year 3.75% fixed conventional loan.Here are some pros and cons I can think of for each option:Invest as CashPros:Very liquidLess riskyNo interest on cash amount for next investmentKeep higher primary home interest expenses for tax write offCons:Sits in savings account earning 1% until reinvestedPay Down Primary Mortgage and Take Out HELOCPros:Saves $275,000 interest and reduces payoff during to 15 year on primary mortgageCons:Puts primary home at risk if future rental property investment goes badHigher and variable interest rate on HELOCBanks could close HELOC at any time removing my access to the funds for investmentMiss out on tax benefits of higher primary home interestUltimately, our goal is to have no personal debt including primary mortgage, while building a steady stream of cash flow through rental properties over time.