Scranton is essentially just as close. 81 and 80 are Major national highways.

Pre-approval is essentially the process that the lender goes through to confirm the information you have given them and also involves a hard credit check. 

Which would be essentially the same as offering 200K and paying closing cost myself.

So that's $467.45 saved each month essentially. 

Things like "no internal showings", "cash only", "Do not disturb tenants", "property to sell AS/IS", "All contents go with the property", "Barn is a safety hazard do not go within 50 feet" are all terms I have used on the MLS.

Service animals are essential and require a lot of training. 

Essentially when all is said and done you'd end up paying the equivalent of whichever had the higher tax rate.

This what we engineers and scientists call a factor of safety.

In terms of construction, he is essentially a pass-through - I paid him then he immediately paid for the contractor that he uses. 

So essentially, if I needed let's say $20k (for a down payment/to purchase a property) from my Roth IRA, I'd have to sell off the investment first and then withdraw those funds (the principal amount, not the gains over the years) once sold from my account.