. $1,000,000 fine and/or up to 30 years, that might influence thinking of trying to save a half point in interest. :)

I see a political and social influence forming your opinion.I believe I also see a bit of cynicism in your comments about your future that are influencing your opinions which may then become a basis for disregarding advice.

I'd only hold onto it if through market research you believe it will be worth substantially more over the next few years.While I understand the w.e.b.

I am currently active duty with the army with about a year left on my contract.I have absolutely no experience in real estate, but I have become very interested in it because of influence from my mom and stepfather who are successful investors in the Houston, TX area.In my short time on the site BiggerPockets has already been very educational.

We have a few Realtors and especially builders who own stage furniture they use, but the price has to justify the time and effort.To my knowledge in my market there is no data supporting staging a property, those that stage them just believe in it.Even in your example there are other factors that are alive in the market that influence price, you really can't prove that furniture and flowers caused a sale much less at a specific price.

I heard today that Builder Confidence had dropped substantially as demand has gone stale.Here is that article: Darker U.S. homebuilder mood not just due to bad weather

The numbers for buy and hold seem tight even though i would pick up what would seem like a substantial amount of equity once its fixed.What am I missing?

The numbers for buy and hold seem tight even though i would pick up what would seem like a substantial amount of equity once its fixed.What am I missing?

Syndication, at least the ones I know, are substantially more selective in the properties they deal with.

Never let a Bar License influence you.