In pre foreclosure you have a seller who has two options, sell to you and get a little money or go down in flames, lose everything, have their credit destroyed, and be humiliated in front of all of their neighbors.

But if this were taking place at another property I would be more inclined to risk inflaming things.

Jack Cohen, a research physical fire scientist, advocates for home construction that better stops the spread of wildfires by including non-flammable construction materials and ensuring nothing exists between houses that an ember can engulf in flames.

Whether something - for buy and hold - is going to appreciate, depreciate or go up in flames really is pure (bad) luck.

I don't know Than Merrill however I do know many of the people who've claimed real estate success but went down in flames.

I know most of the older mobiles with all the paneling, wood framing, etc. go up in flames very quickly, but building standards have changed considerably since then with sheetrock walls, etc.

Remember, it's a depression, everything is in flames or ashes INCLUDING banks, lending has sucked up and tighter then a nat's you-know-what.

He & the family were fine, but he sure was bright eyed when he saw the house go up in flames and the TV crews arrived.I've renovated heavy smoker houses with tar & nicotine oozing down the walls.

I would rather liquidate rentals and make them vacation rentals before I would have to watch my property go up in flames in front of me.

Jason and the others have gone down in flames on every argument that's been raised.