Based on our conversation w/ the agency, they will handle all marketing costs and background checks.  

The CBRE Group Inc. real estate brokerage says that conversion projects have pulled 2.3 million square feet out of the market, cutting vacant downtown office space by 3.7 percent between 2007 and the third quarter of last year."..."

One option would be to perform a roth conversion and pay the taxes today.

Conversely, I have heard of issues with dripping shower heads if PEX is run to the tub spigot, but have never tested the information to see if it is a real issue.  

I will dig in when we have our next conversation.

If you were to mention in conversation to your neighbor that his house is probably worth $X amount you have now given a verbal valuation and are required by USPAP to have a work file on that valuation.

I love this idea, and think you would need to start with a conversation with the city.  

If I use hard money to fund my acquisition & rehab, how fast would I be able to convert this loan to a conventional if it turns out that there is not much spread on the flip because the market changed & prices...

I used another company but was not getting any conversions on my website (100% bounce rate).  

I look forward to taking part in conversations not only about crowdfunding, but also about broader issues affecting the real estate industry.