If your main focus is going to be rehabbing I'd try to get out to this one since this one will be at a recently finished rehab he did in Reading so you can see a finished product and I believe he is going to give a pretty detailed overview of the project.Besides these meetings there are a bunch more near Boston and on both the North and South shores.

I'd always do a tear off personally the extra expense is well worth it for a longer lasting product.

And instructions don't give any wait time between wash and stain, while some of their other products say wait 48 hours.

You are offering X product to the public with Y terms. 

I know that this also depends on the product-type you are building - class A, B, etc.What are your thoughts on replacement cost as a measure of evaluating an investment deal?

Not only is usage down to lowest levels in over a decade, but there's reason to believe that domestic production of bio-fuels will (relatively soon) reach levels that will not only sustain us, but will provide some major export opportunities.

http://www.freddiemac.com/multifamily/product/pdf/...

You can check with the state department of natural resources which have public data on all wells drilled and the production on each one.

I made the decision to get involved with real estate investing because the amount of opportunities are endless and I enjoy increasing productivity and efficiency.

Same thing if Mike were to own an orchard and sold trees that Mike maintained, harvested, sold the product, then distributed to the "buyer" - an investment contract.Also, PL is not "investing with you" (equity).