The good news is that very few students actually pay "full freight" so those scary tuition numbers are misleading.Using short-term mortgages actually doesn't make as much sense as you might think.

Thank you in advance for any insight.Hola Julia, I think investors redefine their purchasing criteria as they gather experience, and also adjust the risk of their real estate portfolios, or diversify investing in different locations.

I also wrote a sort of "manifesto" that helped me re-define the kind of investor I wanted to be.

Knowing I have the support of my wife, I'm going to take a freight train approach; I'll start out slowly, but once I get going, nothing is going to stop me.

Marie PoeThe word "glitch" made me laugh a little bit, I'll assume you mean something small and not too serious vs colossal failure as redefined by today's politics:-)I don't disagree with anything you have said.

How have you redefined your RE investing?

Harbor Freight has them for under $40.

 ( I am the oldest of 5 and when I had my siblings move in with with me , they paid their freight , I wasnt supporting them . )  I would have no problem with him moving in , the sister will most likely make him tow the line .  

If its a traditional building with floors in place and freight elevators, I think the above rule would apply just as well.

The guy that told me about them said he has had problems with the valve not turning all the way off inside.The ball valves at harbor freight have yellow handles - and they're about half the price of valves at the depot or lowes.