But certainly you can't do things like cleaning, painting, or any sort of maintenance.I think a better path for IRAs is notes.

BUT you could be lucky like I was in the beginning and trip into a deal.The biggest thing to keep in mind is that this is a learning path.

They ground by having their ground screw in contact with the box (which has an electrical path back to the panel.At least that's how I understand it...again, I'm definitely not an expert!

Thanks Don and Tina for info, straight forward and exactly what I needed to know.

The US population is on a steady growth path [immigration, impending legalization of 12mil already in the US].

Condos in general also a more difficult path to financing.

If it all seems solid, and if you can locate the path of the water, the damage may be minimal.

Also, your roof looks fairly straight forward (little or no waste) and small-ish.

I'm assuming this is because it may include my llc or lender's llc in the path of foreclosure lawsuits prior to the short sale approval?

If you are on an operations career path, the real estate brokerage job would be hands down a much quicker entry into real estate investing.