The broad context of this analysis is straightforward: an economy based on ever-rising consumption falters when real household incomes stagnate or decline. Real income for the bottom 90% has been stagnant fo...

Last night, a prospective tenant/buyer offered me an enticing lease option agreement.

Ideally, you should schedule one day a week (an hour or two) to show the property around to prospective tenants. 5.

@Kenneth HynesI am doing a delayed exchange, but I do have my area and realtor and prospects. 

I am evaluating a prospective build of a custom home.My wife and I purchased a tear-down for a rather deep discount to the market value.

Looking forward to hearing the final outcome.

Yes, I would love to invest in a state with a growing economy and better prospects for price appreciation, but we are staying in CT for probably 10 more years.

Hey @Michael Klinger Massachusetts is a great place to live with lots of areas that are great prospects for investing.

The advice given above is better than what I'm going to say, but my life became simpler when I just started marketing to prospects with equity.

You'll probably want to interview some other prospective contractors, depending on the areas that need work, just to have some other people lined up.Nice to hear about your first potential mobile home deal.