On the other end of the development spectrum, I met with JK at Storybook Realty.They offer a hybrid turnkey business model whereby the investor purchases the property up front and they will manage the required upgrades and subsequent property management.

I have a business associate whos whole company is based on commission on a sliding scale as to what they put into the deals he is in a high priced market like you and generally is listing 750 to 2 mil .. properties.

I wouldn't want to shave in the master sink either, it's about 4 inches deep and water slides out easy from both sides.

In your situation, it appears you will be owning your subsequent home so you would not be able to use this strategy again for the second purchase. 

Not a basment apartment, garden level with a sliding door.

I certainly look beyond my boarders..http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/12/03/248329823/u-s-high-school-students-slide-in-math-reading-science

You can read a little about it here:http://m.thelocal.it/20141204/american-dies-of-car...Daniel subsequently posted to our facebook group in an effort to raise awareness of the dangers of carbon monoxide. 

The surge in demand for building supplies and the subsequent price increases along with the associated dearth of availability for the skilled trades could lead to further deferral of needed maintenance.... and more.There are just too many variables to consider.

@Andrew Ware What @Brian Cardwell said is true but in addition, the reason for doing it this way in large chunks rather than just making an extra $700 or whatever payment each month is that it pushes you much farther ahead in your payment schedule so that each subsequent normal monthly payment is paying more towards the principal and less in interest. if you just make an extra payment here and there, it helps you pay it off sooner, but doesn't save you very much  in interest.I found the company that teaches this, there is a short video on their home page, the velocity banking section starts at about 19 minutes in. it may be worth watching to understand it a bit more.

Filing, and the subsequent serving on the other party, often gets things moving.The dollar amounts handled in small claims court are small enough {cut off in NB is 12K}, that it is typically impractical to engage council.