Don’t get me wrong- with Amazon you can find everything you just have less options and pay more for them, and if you need to replace something same day in a pinch you could be SOL.

I've been working with a hard money lender for the past couple of years and use them when I am in a pinch.

Also, make sure the operators are taking out long term debt on deals, another critical factor to allow them not to get pinched in these downturns.

Cash flow, from an operational stand point it's nice to have money rolling in everyday or every few days, it doesn't pinch your budget as hard as a small operator.So, Mrs.

We pinched pennies and managed to pay off the debt in 6 months!

When folks in the Bay Area feela pinch, they dump their second or third house in Carmel, Santa Cruz or Tahoe.

Land is not cheap in the DMV, BUT new home builders are definitely the strongest segment right now because we are so pinched for supply of homes and only builders can really produce new supply. 

Happy to come off the bench in a pinch.  

They are definitely feeling the pinch of reduced wages and some of the major recruitment agencies are notorious for bait and switch on their contracts - be that the length of the contract or the payment terms.

@Lisa MartinI've seen many get pinched by this.