I get they have to cover their asses in a worst case scenario but it seems to me that loaning 250k on a 4 plex is a much safer bet than loaning me 100k on a single family because no matter what the loan on an SFR, if I lose my job, I can't pay...

Your best bet is to get a group of investors or private funding.

Your best bet is to purchase the material yourself you can get a great deal on material if you plan on being a house flipper for the long term.

Here's how: A gabled roof beginning over the door, at least as wide as the lower step, that extends a few feet past the front of the house, the gable matching the pitch of the existing one, with two large supporting columns (stone?)

If transportation improvement and go train keep on the radar you can bet it'll be the next Hamilton. 

LOL... what a waste of time and energy and allow idots an open voice I bet they feel like big shots in there little hum drum world... they are just little people James...  

Try this... build a much larger column base at the same height as the bottom of the stone, maybe tapered (bigger at the bottom) and made from a similar stone, with a much larger column (easily built onto the existing post) resting on top.Find a NATURAL, neutral-colored, plain stone or slate, and tile the raised concrete stoop.Paint the entry door a deep, very rich color that complements the brick.Then, the gable on the right with round-butt shingles (I think) needs a lighter color, maybe even a bit bright to complement both the brick and the entry door, since it extends over the stoop.Finally, taller greenery under the stone with a lower front level of varying texture and color (especially around the entry) will result in the stone being much less prominent.

Your best bet is to network with one or two really good probate attorneys who will educate you.

The last column averaged the score of the 10 to yield the average ranking against its peer.

Still, would you say its a safer bet than investing in IL?