@Kyle,I prefer Whole Life for shorter term of my premiums (120 months), the consistent premium that I pay, the accumulated cash value, the consistent return, the ability for the dividend to carry on the account value growth after 120 months, the ability to borrow from myself, many benefits of which are also available to universal life.

Things may get bad here in the US with slow growth but I dont want to be so negative. focus on your personal economic situation having cash reserves and down pmt and getting a good deal and the other bad stuff around you probably wont matter as much like the price of gas going to 5 bucks a gallon. at least if you own a building you have a little control ..that is if there isnt a rent control in place on that building....

I estimated $70,000 would sufficiently give me the spark I need to turn this into a wildfire of growth and opportunities.

Now it's true that the travel cost will be higher but there are ways around that.The reason I say this is, I know there are other parts of the US with much stronger economic growth than the mid-Atlantic, and those will be better places for investment.You didn't say what you plan to do with your properties but that would be really helpful to know.

city=Syracuse_NY> Population growth is down 2.87 between 2000 - 2005> Home appreciation was up 6.76% in 2005> Schools spend $8,299 per student (nat avg is $6,058)> Unemployment rate is 4.70% (nat avg is 5%)> Recent job growth has been 2.39%> Future job growth over next 10 years is 3.8%> Household income is $28,525 (nat avg is $44,684)> Race: 68.1% white, 25% black, 3.3% asian, 1.2% native american, 2.3% other> Population in 2005: 143,101> Renters make up 52.8% of population> Current vacancy rate is 13%> Median home value is $138,400> Average apartment rent is $586 (nat avg $653)> Crime rate: 6 (nat avg: 3)NY Department of Labor===================http://www.labor.state.ny.us/workforceindustrydata/index.asp?

Financing flips is pretty cut and dry and easy to understand in terms of HM as a tool to fuel growth, but I feel like I am poorly educated with regard to creative financing methods for buy and hold business models.Again, merry Christmas and good luck in your 2014 business ventures!!

You will need to show where in the management contract the manager is responsible for detecting and alerting you about tree growth, etc.

Further, you intimated that Idaho's growth is largely because of people fleeing California.

No discussion that the jobs growing were hospitality and retail - while the ones being lost were banking as Chase draws down a mortgage help center (or moves jobs to Dallas) or the cutbacks at McDill through RIF or outright pay cuts due to the sequester. 8X growth in leases signed from 2006 until now.

Our market is a bit different from yours - lower prices but no growth.