For drywall mud, I used "Westpac" super light - light weight all purpose compound - joint compound.

And you need to vette the buyer if the buyer can't prove they have enough cash on hand liquid to take out your mortgage if it gets called .. etc etc.. then its far to risky for sellers especially in todays market.Now sellers who are already 3/4 through foreclosure process have little or no equity don't give a rip about their credit.. well that's one thing.. ( and those were most of my sub too's Super distressed last second foreclosure rescue).

Myranda, There are many lawyer sites like super lawyer and find lawyer.

Good on you Steve.... the refi to you die mantra has gotten many folks in trouble.. there is absolutely nothing wrong with free and clear assets.. sleep well live well..... its one way to really scale up when that big deal comes in. .your balance sheet looks super strong.. your banker see's you have a combination of TRUE equity and your not leveraged to the hilt.Its the same concept of paying off 15 to 20% credit cards.. for me perosnally with auto loans at 2% no need to pay cash for those like I always did the last 30 years... and for personal resi with 3% money no need to pay that off although my LTV s are all under 50% and I always have that 500k of tax free I can tap if I want to decamp to retirement land..

. $900 for  week seems reasonable for a super nice hotel but high for say a Holiday Inn. 

@NaDean Bowles what do you mean by that?

Most can't even tell the difference between oceanfront homes, and the homes on the other side of the street.Despite these shortcomings estimated values are still a super helpful starting point.

We're looking for lease options, but the market is super hot right now and people just want to sell outright.

I have very little knowledge about CRE, but find it super interesting and would like to do it as a career, any insight into positions or salaries would be great.

Until you are further up the food chain, you are not going to find them with full equity and performing first for much less, maybe 50's or 40's if you are super lucky.