Live in Marin, but do business mostly in the East Bay.

Me and my Business Partner don't have much work experience (he is a reserve marine).

@Pat L. yes I love that jerk chicken especially the one that is cooked on the grill..I haven't mastered that yet since that is more of a Jamaican Cuisine and time consuming in order to have the meat marinated well and slow cooked.

(one of those 1-800-webuyhouses things)Being as I am a Marine he seemed fond of working with me since he was an Army vet.

A little background on us: my husband is a Captain in the Marine Corps and I am a freelance marketing copywriter.

@Kathleen L. plans on holding a meetup near Marin (when Kathleen?!)

I've used fiberglass cleaner polisher from West Marine with good results.

Marine grade lumber (not standard p.t.) will last a VERY long time.

You can use a VA loan as long as you have served in the military or are currently serving in the military.There are specific time requirements in the military, the min are for active duty are:Min 2 years of continuous service to be eligible for VA or the full period in which you were ordered to active dutyIf you're not active all you need is to be honorably discharged on your DD-214 (discharge papers) and if you're in the reserves or national guard (non navy, army, marines, air force) you'll need to complete 6 years of service.Un-remarried spouses of an eligible service member who dies as a result of service or service connected injuries can be eligible too.

I joined the Marine Corps straight out of high school in 2002 and was almost immediately deployed to Iraq for 2 tours.