I'm not wired for that, however if REI can give me more power of choice, I'm all for it. 

Builders pay 400-500K for tiny lots under high power transmission line near work place(whole sale).

We rent the rooms for $395 per month and it includes power, water, sewer and garbage service.

This stuff is super powerful and you need a heavy duty respirator when using the Kilz oil based product.  

Therefore, in CA your purchasing power increases each and every year you own the property, compared to many out of state markets where the cash flow may look great on paper day 1 but most if not all of that is eaten up by lower quality tenants, property managers, and contractors plus prices and rents don't keep up with inflation while CapEx does so that eventually eats up more than what is left over and you end up losing purchasing power every year you own it ... it is therefore incredibly short sighted in my opinion and experience to only look at year one returns on your investment ... considering the most likely long term projections of cash flow and prices is the work of a prudent investor, not a speculator as others may claim.

You have up to $300K in purchase power at $15K with 5%. 

Hello All,I own a couple of businesses in Oregon.  I have set up a tax strategy that doesn't show a lot of income.  The company is plenty successful, but because lenders are looking at tax returns I don't qualify for ...

We do about 80,000 direct mail pieces every for our plumbing, heating and construction company, but we send powerful mail pieces that contain about 80,000 5 x 7 magnetic calendars and 80,000 credit cards.

I agree with earlier post on the powers of board in CONDO association.

assume ~$1.5-2M borrowing power, $400k liquidated assets as a scenario for the above comparison??