It can be a real pain in the tail too.Depending on how any deal cash flows, you could buy in an entity using some of your cash,and admit others as owners with you.

good luck on a pain free closing!

Those lumpy payments may help reduce my risk of not receiving my initial investment, but they are also a pain.

I can cash flow well on theirs ($300/month), but mine doesn't cash flow on a 30 year anymore.I guess my fear is that I am just trading the pain to another house.

The agent said the utilities *CAN'T* be turned on until the exposed wiring is taken care of.Do these issues of flood zone and utilities make this house not worth the pain?

Putting the island on one side or the other would be painfully 1990's.The other option would be to make a horseshoe layout, which would have far and away the most cabinets but also be the most expensive and a bit out of "builder style"Put the sink in the island and the stove on the wall.

Hi Ben,congratulations.I feel your pain with the financing hoops you have to jump through.

I would walk away and choose the health of my family over my lease but I am trying to build my credit back up and my husband has good credit which we don't want to destroy.

I have had dealings with these and they were a pain, especially when there is a historical society to deal with.

If she makes me lose one shred off beauty, I will sue her for pain and suffering.