Just a follow up with Ryland on renting Tacoma, Lakewood areas, keep in mind these locations are close to a major military base with thousands of troops who rent rather than buy.

But ordinarily, the title company says we can't close because both parties have not met the terms of the agreement.That said, you are out of pocket ~$3000.

Ordinarily I'd attribute this to the pandemic shutdowns, but the strange thing is that when I contacted his office from a new email address asking to place an order, they responded to me promptly.

Ordinarily I'd say that's a great suggestion, I'm currently in Mexico for work till Monday then fly to AZ to close on this property so a face to face meeting with an expert isn't feasible on my end to solve this current situation if I'm to keep the current closing date.

Thanks for trying to rally the troops!

I may be more inclined to gather troops and act on the next one that pops up though.

This gives me an overview of the competition, what is the dream asking price, what is the real sold price, and how active and desireable the neighborhood is.Focus on the target market, its buying power, trends, demographics, etc. are even more important.For example, once again, the federal government announced they WILL be reducing the size of active troops.

I havent studied the area much but what little I do know is it operates on a different wavelength to some extent due to the amount of military personnel there.I believe with the drawdown of troops from overseas areas around Junction 2-5 years ago were on a building boom - not sure if it's still happening like that or not.

(GS Troop Cookie Mom, here.)

But you came here to rally the troops and get upset with anyone who doesn't share your passion over some window blinds.If it is that big of a deal to you....then fix it.