For water heaters and furnaces, its really the only practical alternative.

He practices in New York, Florida, California, and Colorado.

Has anyone attended the Pitbull conference on hard money lending and getting into the practice of becoming a portfolio manager?

From a practical point of view, if the omitted party is a borrower or someone who was on title or a large lien then kill the deal ASAP.

But that's my usual practice.

When I read the "Hype" of investing in REOs, I hear "these banks are not in the business of holding real estate, so they are practically giving these properties away."

They can tell you about market practices ('we commonly see...')Buying at a distance is a lot more about how you make decisions.

Jack,:welcome: to BP.How much time do you really have right now compared to in 6 months.How you planning on handling your future practice?

A house of cards to say the least.Bottom line: some regulating of the practicing appraisers might alleviate the original poster's concern about his competition monkeying with values to keep business.

The NEC (National Electrical Code) calls for 80% load calculations for safety; thus, the dishwasher (assuming the 14A is correct as read from the nameplace of the appliance) should be the only thing on the circuit, which is standard practice anyway (80% of 20A is 16A).A 20A breaker requires 12 AWG (12 guage wire). 16 AWG is lamp cord and is NEVER used in home wiring.