I think real estate is the ideal investment vehicle for people who may be less risk adverse as opposed to stocks.

What are everyone's thoughts on a GP (with husband or wife) as oppose to the traditional LLC route? 

As opposed to IMNSHO - in my not so humble opinion.Your best bet to finding hard money is personal contacts.

If voters are dumb enough to support unsustainable entitlements, why should a politician stick his neck out to oppose it?

This is my first time looking at a condo, plus it is an estate sale and there is a pending special assessment to fix exterior stucco siding and associated moisture problems.

My theory has always been that maybe by going straight to them, they will push the bank towards my offer opposed to one from a buyers agent where they will lose 2% commission.

I’ve found that I’ve gotten the best feedback from other members of this site when I’ve taken the time to research a particular subject and come to the forum and asked an “informed question†as opposed to asking a question that may have been answered in a previous thread in one of the forums or one that can be answered with just a little effort and time.

Hi All, Still relatively new to the game and want to make sure that this is adequate for an exterior paint job.

New exterior door = $?

That's as opposed to a "rate and term refi" where you are paying off an existing loan.There are seasoning issues with either.