People at Flint didn't get the memo about the importance of good drinking waterThe people of Flint suffered the inevitable outcome of the arrogance and stupidity of a local government that made important unilateral decisions based on their layman's understanding of how their water delivery system infrastructure worked.

Unless you want to partner with the government...

Birm has very diverse jobs- agriculture, Hospitals, government, Military, Auto, colleges, etc.

He’s around 5 years from retiring from a well paying government job with a pension.

I believe town regulations differ but would love some feedback.Thanks!

Unfortunately mortgage servicing is so regulated I have no idea how they make $ at that price since they have to have compliance audits etc. only other option is to do it yourself.

Kevin,Lease-To-Own is actually something that is highly regulated in Texas.

Since Dodd-Frank regulations have intended that the general public don’t get financially hurt in the same way as in the last boom/bust IO loans aren’t readily available.

Knock yourself out but I cashed out mine a while ago because I plan to live off my cashflow and retire well before the Government allows you to tap into your retirement account.If you have distrust on where this country is going you need to expect that taxes will go up in the future.

A 2nd appraisal cannot be completed through them, as it's against lending regulations, something @Don Petrasek touched on.