the cheapest investment can be rehabing a  $1500 manufactured home and  color stucco the outside with the same synthetic the casinos use.

Some of us would go for Cash flow compare to some of us go for synthetic loss to save that 40% other earnings.

@Todd Plambeck Thanks for the input, I agree that it'll either be tile, or some synthetic product.

Forced appreciation through renovations, followed by securing synthetic leases for refinancing.

Scammers are also able to create synthetic identities.

If you are lucky to time your sales to occur in a rising market, this "synthetic dividend" strategy will produce an income.

When building a deck or exterior stairs i would lean towards redwood or a synthetic product such as Trex depending on the application.

IF $ feasable, tear off the existing layers of shingles, install a good THICK and SYNTHETIC underlayment (like Ice/Water barrier, not cheap synthetic) and not just 2 layers of black felt; insulation boards; then the metal roof. 

We contacted a contractor before about taking off EFIS synthetic siding and putting on hardi plank.

Zinnsser now makes a synthetic shellac called BIN2 which is not as nasty to use and far more affordable.Even after all of that, there have been a few studies which show that the nicotine and other toxins deposited on / absorbed into the walls and trim will eventually re-emerge on the surface.