Brass (or gold colored) door handles and bathroom fixtures.

The real gold is in the smaller for sale sites and knocking on doors of FSBO.

Self directed offers a lot of advantages including the possibility of buying real estate, doing mortgages, buying gold or silver, as well as the traditional stocks and bonds.

Also I had decided owning gold and silver bullion is important as well, probably slowed my buying as many apts.

It can be that light beige for a more conservative look, to the Harvest gold thats streakimg thru the granite.Next the bath.

As mentioned, Craigslist is a gold mine.

I spent time in a hot tub at the YMCA while I was reading a few books to include Diary of a Hedgehog by Barton biggs and another one by Eric Sprott on gold manipulation;) I came home played with 7 year old boy then ate lunch Chicken Tika Masala bless my beautiful wife.

Am I pulling money out of banks and buying gold or silver?

So unless they are providing a gold standard experience for your guests (free airport pickup, daily briefings on what is happening in the area with a half day guided tour at no charge) I think you may be paying way too much.

If it sparkles like gold, he's going to stick some of those properties into his grid.Keep in mind they try to choose properties that are similar in age, size, style, & build quality, that are as near as possible.