Seems to be some kind of contradiction in those two quoted pieces.

It's more fun and it has those cute little game pieces. :-)

You get the pieces cut to replace what you remove.

Now if you are really smart and have the time to really get your measurments down and layouts put into CAD you can save huge amounts finding a a company with a cnc machine to cut the pieces for you.

It is a very detailed piece on the history of hyperinflation that was very enlightening to me.

Will the checkbook Ira be a red flag for audits?

Or they want to take a duplex with some land and build a carriage house behind it to rent out as well. "1 piece of land...3 incomes!"

So what are the powerful pieces of whole life policies Kevin?

As a quasi government agency they can ask for verifications that you will never know about and at closing the borrower signs docs authorizing disclosures, lots of ways to check;Mailing address at post office, utility company, motor vehicle registration, insurance docs, bank account even your employer can report, credit cards, other debtors and more...And it's not just fannie and freddie, but any financial regulator can pull a compliance audit, state banking authorities, FDIC, CFPB, Comptroller of Currency....etc.What constitutes a residence?

Reed has a great piece on this type of decision - he basically tells people to figure out what is the monthly income they need to get to in order to live the lifestyle they want.