My only critique would be that the house is essentially cut in half with bedrooms on one side and the living areas/kitchen on the other. 2 would be my third choice.

Essentially this becomes another aspect of the architect’s design criteria one has to consider.

Talking to the loan officer first is essential -- I always want to know what I can afford before researching actual neighborhoods and homes.

The downside is that they don't have safety features that a modern furnace does, and in the words of one furnace expert, when they fail, they can fail spectacularly.

Essentially, the posters here are trying to stop you from giving money to people that are selling hope and delivering little.

I was hoping you guys can share some good books that'll help obtain the essentials and/or foundation for real estate investing.Please help BP communityThanks in Advance

It's written for salespeople and small business owners, and it's essentially about creative, aggressive marketing strategies designed to help you stick out from the competition; and about sales presentation techniques to help you get the sale.Ridehood38:Boulder is about 90 minutes north of Colorado Springs.

House...a safety home of sorts in case anything kicks off in the region and we need to leave.

So I essentially got a 0% loan for my rehab costs.

Without this knowledge, all your "ROI" calculations are pretty useless since you're essentially sketching out a budget but then never checking to see if your spending looks anything like what you budgeted.