I'll promote it on all of my social media outlets.I would love to see your projects and take a tour around the city. 

Why are you still an employee at a "mentor" group that promotes it can help anyone retire in 5yrs?

I like vinyl planks for the floors because they’re durable (if you use good material) and waterproof.

Would be nice if employers promoted self directed options but of course the Human Resources departments are in bed with the financial institutions that sell funds .It would be cool to see employees getting together and funding local projects something similar to syndication or crowdfunding .

I'd love to stay in touch and maybe we can even recommend materials to each other that we find useful while educating ourselves.

The husband is a “handy-man” and would like to do the repairs himself and for me to reimburse him for the materials.

Plus the trades are aging fast and many will retire and we have a generation of college kids come up who can't tell a 2x4 from a 2x8.Sub 300k inventory (in our market) is the lowest and limited to existing homes - the cost of land, materials and labor force builders into the 400-600 range, so starter homes are like bit-coin: finite supply.Wrapping it all up I dont believe we will see an economic slow down have significant impact on the RE markets - at least certainly not to the tune for 2008.

If they want it I suggest they pitch in effort or material....

Labor and material costs in the Bay Area are on average $200-$250 per SqFt for brand new construction, so that's where I'm at a loss - even for a rehab of 3k SqFt, it shouldn't be that cheap.

Keep in mind the premium can change depending on: actual replacement vs cash valueliability protection levelvandalism clause or notmedical expenses levelprotection of rent income or notwater backup or notrebuild code update or notdemolition removal or nottype of house (1 story vs 2-story), type of construction (e.g living space above garage) and materials (brick, stone vs. wood siding), or roofmultiline discountshistory with the provider, claims history and CLUE report/scorecredit score (maybe)property historydesired coverageetc.