I own a duplex in Oakland and I want to do a seismic retrofit which will involve disturbing two rooms (opening up drywall in two rooms, installing shear wall and anchor bolts).

I must say that my question was far more narrowly described than the scope of the actual project, which in reality is a new-build "anchor" house for an agrihood development.

More importantly, your attitude and momentum are fantastic anchors to take you to the next level, but it will be wise for you to expend all that energy through the legal channels. 

Planting that "anchor" and letting the silence settle in as an amazing experiment.

The reason why you need to pay off your debts first is because they are an anchor around your neck.

If you anchor them with a low number, you might be pleasantly surprised.

Things...just...happen...and learning from the mistakes is far more impactful than learning from a bullet point list.One thing that I will say is that since I do invest out-of-state I started following local news anchors on Twitter. 

Most young buyers are currently anchored by student loan debt.

I would like to buy and hold long term, however I was attempting to find an existing rental with cashflow day one of purchase to anchor my business as opposed to finding a distressed property and spending three to six months rehabbing using a HML and refinancing with the hope and prayer that it will rent and produce income. 

Do the 2 anchors have investment grade credit BBB- or better?