Marko Rubel, for example, says numerous times during his boot camp, "This is America, folks, land of opportunity!"

If you have a unique house in the more rural area of a large zip code, the lender's perception of the value will be tainted by what is happening in the more populous small town that is the center of that zip delivery area, and usually that is that values are going down.

He listed as his "dba's" numerous Trada, Geddes, and Marin entities and partnerships.

Rate cuts by the fed aren't necessairly a good thing, because they create a perception of bad times, pushing up long term rates.

But, I've discussed it with numerous people, including my banker, CPA, and mortgage broker, and every one gave the same advice.

:mrgreen: I am retired from the military, and have spent numerous hours combat shooting.

An investor from South Carolina has offered the full asking price.Did you run the numers on your own properties to see if that purchase price even makes sense to an investor?

I have been involved in numerous joint ventures as well.What is your area of real estate interest?

If you guys have such a big issue with people spending money for education, or you believe there are better values out there, I can see where you are coming from, but everyones perception is different.

I know the perception is that high gas prices kill the RV market.