Do you mind sharing what you would do differently today now that you are more experienced? 

Cash + short inspection window (five days) + short closing (<two weeks) + experienced REO realtor + get your offer in as quickly as possible = very good chance of your offer accepted.I don't think a large deposit is necessary or a big selling point for the bank.

I'm experienced in managing rentals, but I'm about ready to have someone else do it since the bulk of my rentals are 45 minutes away and inevitably every problem seems to come while I'm on vacation.  

Therapy animals provide people with therapeutic contact, usually in a clinical setting, to improve their physical, social, emotional, and/or cognitive functioning.I would also add one more point that is often misunderstood; with the millions of men & women who experienced combat in the US Military, hundreds of thousands return home with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder).

The vendor of any land installment contract that contains a metes and bounds legal description shall have that description reviewed by the county engineer.

I'm an experienced rehabber, but fire damage properties intimidate.  

I'm hoping everyone else has experienced their own personal growth in the last ten months, because I know I sure have. 

Only thing off on that for me would be the rehab draws, the lure of that deal over just borrowing (for an experienced guy) would be having zero cash outlay and doing more volume, so putting up $10-$20k before the draw would negate the appeal.  

With the growth rate that we're still experiencing, I don't see values going down in the short- to mid-term, either.

I had to have a structural engineer come in and make recommendations.