I think that using these different sources on a strategic schedule we can monitor our scores quite regularly.

You can strategically use conventional and FHA along with the va program depending on your particular scenario.

Supposedly the most efficient and tech advanced agency in government.I thought that was interesting from an efficiency aspect.

my life is really all the motivation I need :) remembering that I can continue my work from a street cafe', a public park, an airport terminal or my living room, that my wife is my business partner, that we can both take any time we wan to have a date, some time off, a three week holiday etc - and that the strictest schedule in our lives is our son's school hours - plus the fact that we're both (almost) always there before he goes and when he comes back - that's what keeps me going at all times (as well as the more professional aspects of taking pride in my work, receiving praise and recognition from my peers, being able to help others achieve their dreams, the thrill of the challenges and overcoming them, etc etc)

A Lease is a contract and when they signed it, they agreed to ALL aspects including NOT having a dog...

Complete Real-Estate Investing Guidebook by David CrookIts short and worth the time if you want a brief overview of many different aspects of REI.

No deal should be selected or rejected based on the results of either aspect.

The note gurus may not mention these aspects, even if they are aware of them as most I know of in the business are not really finance types, they may have been Realtors or salesmen.

Something to cover the aspects of living in a home is all that would be required, you can be in Europe 6 months later on vacation!

Essentially this becomes another aspect of the architect’s design criteria one has to consider.