You have money buckets, friend buckets, partner buckets, family buckets, religion - spiritual, etc.

It is good to have your net worth broken down into a few buckets.  

If you are painting it yourself, go to a paint store and ask if they have any 5 gallon buckets of mistints in  neutral. 

As you know with Correspondent (banked loan) we do not charge points and the PAR rate is derived from margin based on the branch bucket, Banker bucket - similar to your loan officer compensation plan.

Unless you have buckets of money, the best way to start is in a bank or brokerage.

The texture is just joint compound that can be bought in a box and mixed with water in a 5 gallon bucket.9.

Freedom to be with family, to work with charities, freedom from worry about unforeseen circumstances (an illness, a major repair on a car), freedom to check off the bucket list, etc.

Cheapo knockoffs that last long enough to let you not care when they break.Best investment EVER: Graco airless spray paint gun. 5 gallon bucket design. 600 bucks Home Depot, the outside of a house was done in 2 hours, the inside in an hour.Or, pick up an HVLP gun and 4 stage turbine compressor and learn to paint your tubs and such.

SFH always appreciate faster than multifamily, you can trade them with basically anyone in the world as opposed to multifamily (only investors) and you are separating your investments to many buckets so you can sell parts of your portfolio when\if needed.

Also ask the scrap yard about what you need as far as proof of ownership; some cities and states have tightened the laws on this after people stole lots of pipes, wiring, etc from houses.Often what happens is you will have lots of iron and steel that can go in the container, and smaller amounts of brass, copper, aluminum, etc, which can go in cardboard boxes or 5-gallon buckets or whatever.