She planted flowers, installed a mosquito misting system (with my approval), and has a cleaning service that comes to the house...and pays on time.

There are a certain number of tough facts in the market right now – prices are rising, the economy is in change & since multifamily became so fashionable there is scarcity.Money fortunately can be made in a wide variety of ways.

I am just saying that expenses are always going up an there is a wide variety of reasons why you may need a unit vacated.Good luck.

Alternatively, there are much more attractive drop ceilings available than the old school "office" variety.

Go with your basic, no frills variety - top freezer, NO ice maker, metal wire shelves and fairly indestructible. 

Nobody ever admits unforced to doing very bad things, and very bad things very often lie at the dark heart of many varieties of success.

I kind of want to have a goal in mind when I go so I'm not just a wall flower.

I know that it is possible to purchase real estate using a self directed 401k using a variety of strategies, either purchasing in full or partnering with “yourself” outside of the 401k to purchase the property.

In a smaller city or town I could see that being dangerous, because they probably have only a few major employers, but Miami has a wide variety of employers so even a hit in one or two industries would not kill the city.

A true private lender tends to be very flexible, so there are a variety of ways this could work.