I say them so that you can be better prepared to deal with reality.

Sink: Damaged"

The reality is there's literally no better way to do that than with real estate investment.

Now a good point though when their deals dont work do they change their lifestyle to accommodate the new reality ..

Sadly, banks and hard money lenders are painful to work with in this model as needing to have clear title while they underwrite is not reality.

The reality is the opposite - if it's not in writing then the PMC doesn't have to provide the service or can charge extra for it!

@Bruce LynnThey could but in reality it’s not the actual federal govt employees that are the biggest factor it’s all the lobbyists and government contractors that flock the area.Every large company has a contingent of people here to grease the pockets of all the politicians

If anything, Americans need more open and honest political discourse, not less - this would keep reality a little more in check. 

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Yes, that could mean better deals, but you are buying into sinking markets in most cases right now.