And take South side of Chicago for example.. there are literally thousands of vacant MF buildings.. that you can buy for a fraction of what they would cost to rebuild. 

Liens, including child support liens, can be acquired or bought, -often at a fraction of their face value. 

We have many deals in house that the properties have more than enough equity to cover the second lien position yet the entry price on them is only a fraction of the amount owed.

I have some fractional deals I have that worked just fine, there just more complicated.  

Someone recently told me about Habitat for Humanity Stores where they sell donated building materials for a fraction of the cost.

Bob,I thought it was a good article in the sense that what people consider as normal will have to change.I just do not see how an economic crisis caused by abhorrent debt could have ever been solved with printing 700 B in new debt for the American people to pay off over the next X # of generations.I think the real root of the problem is fractional lending practices at a 10 to 1 ratio.

I've read a few books and bought them for a fraction of the price through amazon.com, you reccomend ebay as a cheaper alternative?

Believe me, wholesale is a very tiny fraction of retail.Lastly, you must find some way to sell it at a profit.

The guru course is not cheap and you only need a fraction of what they ask to get a wholesale operation going. 

The changes in water saturation and temperature throughout the year makes the foundation heave and settle, if only by a fraction.