However, if they are an experienced flipper and have done a hundred homes, or are in a system that's done hundreds of homes, then 20 percent would be more reasonable.

The 11 percent rebate works in markets that have a Menards.

My bucket list should be larger and spread out in time buckets.Wealth transfer to heirs and causes should happen when they need it most during your lifetime, not when you're dead and they need it much less. 

We did 90% percent of the flip ourselves as far as the rehab is concerned. 

Both the properties are condos and I don't want to do cash out refinances because on one of the condos I have a 30 fixed with 4.75 percent and on the other condo I have an adjustable which is 3.125 percent until May 2021 which I want to keep because of the low interest rates that are expected for the foreseeable future.

I have been going with the lifetime guarantee from a contractor that is approved by the manufacturer. 

Almost all charge you 5, 6 and even 10 (yes, 10) percent of the property's purchased price and a few charge you a flat rate.

Almost all charge you 5, 6 and even 10 (yes, 10) percent of the property's purchased price and a few charge you a flat rate.

It takes some people a lifetime of savings to get to a million dollar stock portfolio or 100k in the bank.

MB, like many monolithic towns that derive a disproportionate percent of their income from vacations, can tend to have residents who are a bit like the tail of the whip -- subject to the movement of the industry, but reacting economically in more extreme ways.