Might prolong some of these issues by having a lead lender that actually has affiliate lenders to take a piece of a large loan reducing risks for all the lenders, but the lone home investor, well, you'll hit a wall. 

Fact is as much as people want prices to crater, they also want a piece of the SF RE and life action!!

I assume that means you have connections that would let you complete this deal which is the final piece. 

Some guy, who apparently lives in a foreign country, shows up with a piece of paper purporting to authorize him to sell a deceased person's property. 

your money your piece of mind.

This is probably a basic question, but I feel as though no question is too dumb to ask.If we have recently sold a piece of property, should we take that money and pay off our other primary residence mortgage in full?  

Special-purpose single-member LLC is used as an investment vehicle, you can open brokerage account for the LLC at any brokerage of your choice, then when the opportunity presents itself sell the stocks and buy piece or property or any other investment. 

The cartridge itself was fine, as was the handle, but the zinc or pot-metal nut was in 3 pieces. 

Just one piece. 

My wife is working, so with those pieces and apartment cash flow, we are close but not quite at the 100 percent of household needs.