So I am basically green to real estate investing.  

My background is in green and energy efficient building projects.

Good Luck and hopefully the small college town is my alma mater of Bowling Green!

But with the employer match and automatic monthly purchase, dollars to donuts that one is probably the biggest kid in your portfolio class in a decade or two...Contrast real estate--it can give you real green money you can fold and put in your pocket every month at all stages of life.

The pipes in the crawlspace ( look like corroded green copper or upgrade to PEX?).

Hello,First off, I'm extremely green.

I often wonder for a full renovation if "green" improvements are good investments, if you're starting from scratch anyway.

Thanks @Jason Green.

I have worked with Philadelphia Federal Credit Union and Valley Green Bank with commercial mortgages.

@Jason Green Thank you so much for that great info.