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I hope my questions did not appear as if I was demeaning our service men.

Get a dark color which won't stain, or at least won't show it.I just got what appears to be amazing quality cheap vanity faucets from Amazon, branded Parlos. $35, popup drains and come with hoses!

You don’t appear to understand some basic distinctions between employer managed pension funds and employee-selected 401k funds.Guys like Bernard email you documents and wish you luck in running your plan.

Thanks - I was afraid it was more complicated than it appeared.

As stated above, start spraying the walls down systematically until something appears

(Note, the lag of rent to price is why declining markets appear to be great investments.

This gave me the equivalent of another SFH rental income without buying a new home.Ditch the low performers: I've been investing in SFHs for about 7 years now and I've always been reluctant to sell.  

It appears to be a home purchased from East Bay. 

@Cody L. appears to have done very well investing in Houston but I point out that RE investors in san Diego have also produced outstanding ROI.