However, it essentially has benefitted my owners, but made me the bank, helping their cash flow and hurting mine.

It essentially works to make sure the buyer is serious and will not waste the seller time.

For buff and poly watch a few vids online but essentially you just sand/buff the existing finish on the hardwood and then put down a few coats of new polyurethane.  

It is on a quiet street in a highly desirable area due to desirable school district.

The home features replacement Harvey windows, and a new boiler 2013 (unit #2), Lincoln School District.

Purchase price: $220,000 Cash invested: $650,000 Sale price: $1,110,000 Masterfully crafted colonial in Muraco School District.

The condos feature replacement Harvey windows, and a new boiler 2013 (unit #2), Lincoln School District.

If you submeter the building for utilities then you essentially become your tenants utility company.

Plus if you buy a house right away and want to leave after 3 years you may not have enough equity to cover realtor fees when selling especially if we don't see as much home appreciation over the next few years like we've become accustomed to.Yes, paying rent pays someone else's mortgage down, but your essentially paying for flexibility.

The smart money(whatever that means) was flowing into BREIT at a breakneck pace of about $3 billion per month, essentially forcing BREIT(which I believe paid/continues to pay about a 4% yield on invested funds) to buy commercial properties hand over fist.