They're also very willing to acknowledge its role in our national culture.

The property currently has multiple automotive-industry tenants, with this one new vacancy.I'd like to fill the unit with new tenant operating a national franchise - something like an Aamco, Midas, Maaco, Jiffy Lube, Goodyear, etc.Are there any brokers out there who provide a "match-making" service for a need like this?

Appraisals were from large national banks (WF and Citi) they tend to be more conservative and don't know the Market as well...I think you should try hitting up local banks/credit unions they would probably be more aggressive on the refi.

Realtymogul has a debt fund for nonaccredited investors and Ground-Floor is opening up this month nationally to offer individual debt deals to nonaccredited investors.

I thought the prices were reasonable, the classes were basically what I expected for cost, and they got me the information I needed to pass my National and state license test.

Obviously, we've been the beneficiaries of unsustainable price growth in the short term, but I still believe very much in the future of the market here overall relative to national trends.

I don't have my HUD in front of me but if I remember correctly, that's a broker instituted fee to process the loan.

Obviously contractors have different costs all over the nation, but if I'm doing new flooring/paint/appliances ignoring kitchen hardware we are looking at:Flooring: 1000 sq foot RENTAL --- RENTAL quality flooring $2,500/unit = $5,000Paint: $650/unit (or do it yourself if you want to save on some labor) = $1,300Appliances (Installed): Fridge $550; Dishwasher $425; Stove/Oven $550 X2 of everything = $3,0505% Downpayment assuming list price sale: $5,600Closing costs (2.5% of sales price): $2,800TOTAL INITIAL INVESTMENT: $17,750Cashflow (assuming your expenses and rent hold): $200/moCash on Cash return: 13.5% --- GO GET THAT IN THE STOCK MARKET!!

National average are meaningless.

Would welcome comments from fellow BP members.National EconomyWe think that a quote from Business Wire summarizes the national economy fairly well.Economic Growth Stuck In Neutral – The U.S. economy seems unable to break out of its disappointing pace of growth that has kept real GDP growth range bound between 2.0% and 2.5%, below the historical pace achieved during previous recoveries.