Her team has been doing an excellent job at managing and growing my portfolio consists of core investments ( stocks & bonds) and satellite investments like gold mines, etc.

It's very cheap and not difficult to maintain bond/license/insurance.

If it were 2007 all over again and you knew you could sell at a record high, and invest your capital into conservative bonds and wait until the market corrected, would you?

A global trade war is seen as the biggest observable risk for 2025, followed by a tech stock plunge and concerns over inflation and bond yields14.

@Gustavo Delgado I've looked at stocks, bonds, REITS, limited partnerships, and syndications, and have invested in all of them.

@Bo Bond- That's great info. 

As used in this Section 18, "Interest in the Property" means any legal or beneficial interest in the Property, including, but not limited to, those beneficial interests transferred in a bond for deed, contract for deed, installment sales contract or escrow agreement, the intent of which is the transfer of title by Borrower at a future date to purchaser.Thanks, I got the impression there was a difference between contract for deed and subject to. 

At some point the gov bond market drys up, the gov becomes desperate for cash, and anyone with deferred taxes looks like a fatten cow ready for slaughter.  

I find the checklist they send helpful.When I have a step completed or know I'm in a lengthy part of the process, I inquire less frequently.

Mortar, paint & bonding materials deteriorate leaving cracks, gaps, etc. which can be concerning to look at, but this is very often addressed with repointing.