According to an article titled, “Workers Saving Too Little to Retire” by the Wall Street Journal, 10,000 people are turning 60 every day and 57% of US workers surveyed, report less than $25,000 in household savings.

I doubt that anyone wants to see the plumber gluing pipe together :)Foundation in, subfloor built -Exterior walls from the outside -Exterior walls from the back -Chalking out the interior walls -More chalking out -Ceiling joists going in -Bracing up the walls -That's a whole lotta wood!

In that event, you need to retain and use a licensed loan originator.* You're holding a pretty illiquid note.

Both missed a termite infestation that resulted in me having to rebuild two exterior walls in the 2nd floor.  

What are you talking about, wall hangings, Elvis pictures on black satan????

I believe this is your "castle walls and moat" around you/yours.

But the owner still owns it.With a land contract, the lender (typically the seller) retains ownership of the property.

Building from ground up in a lot of ways is more organized and predictable than a big RENO where you don't know whats behind that 80 year old wall or what the last owner did to the plumbing and electrical.

A foreclosure that I was in just the other day had ceiling and wall plaster and lath torn out by the foreclosed borrower within the weeks leading to the sheriff set out ...

Military personnel often retain ownership of a home while away on duty but eventually sell it without returning to live in it, perhaps failing the use test completely.The new law allows persons on qualified extended duty in the U.S.