Just food for thought.In addition to HML, there is private investors such as IRA holders (self-directed), people with $ in CDs earning tiny returns (compared to RE), family, friends, associates, etc.

Their biggest money makers are household appliances, and since nobody is wanting to sell their homes right now, that means nobody is moving, which means nobody is going to be buying new stuff for their house, which means GE's biggest seller is not selling like it should, which means I made a mistake.

Its mostly things people make from household items.

Nothing serious, paint, a tiny bit of sheetrock repair and some light fixture updates on the older one.Anyone have a feel for how much off their asking price they'll entertain withouth laughing at my offer?

. / median household income / median house price for this community, not the entire city.It is much more difficult to "flip" the house in today's market due to the lending crunch so buyers are fewer and further between.If you can get enough rent to positively cash flow the home, rent it for at least a year.

One thing to think about is that for a good decade or two a successful household had to have two incomes.

My partner and I were looking at a house where the homeowner had gotten really weird with renovations -- walling off rooms to make two small useless rooms, taking down a wall to make one large useless room, and adding a second story addition that could only be accessed by a tiny spiral stair case.When we said this would be tough to rent out, she said: "Oh don't worry, you can always throw in a bunch of college students."

Only a tiny fraction of the people who notice your store actually buy something.Wholesaling seems much the same.

We have a tiny (VERY TINY) staff who are devoted to building BP's tools and applications for our users.

Many dot coms stocks trade at a tiny fraction of their peak.