Because we no longer have groups here on the site, but have a need for our members to discuss issues that sometimes may be sticky - like politics (a real estate site does need a place to discuss politics and policy) - we've taken our Off-Topic Forum and made it one that only shows up in both your dashboard forum feed and your forum feed if you elect to opt-in.You can always go directly to the Off-Topic area via the View All Forums page or via our 'Jump to Category' forum nav, but for those who want to keep up with the latest posts from this forum in your feeds, here's how.Just go to your Settings page and click on the FORUM settings tab.

They are a number of sticky threads that debate and discuss this 50% rule and other topics.

It would be VERY easy to "humanize" this issue and talking about throwing the poor out on the street (as it would be construed) generally would be hard to get any elected official to sign their name to... and certainly not a majority of politicians.Entitlements are sticky in this manner as the recipient becomes somewhat reliant upon the benefit (for example a 80 y/o who didn't save anything to rely on SS).

Look up the 50% rule - it's a sticky in the landlord forum.

Most people neglect to do this due diligence, get into a sticky situation, and swear up and down never to buy a condo again.

Read the "sticky" threads at the top of the Wholesaling forum for the info you seek ...

please read the sticky threads in the next link first:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52-rental-property-questions-landlording-issues

We have some great Sticky posts on general guidelines in the Starting Out section in the Forum.I actually want to help generate a list of questions to help determine, for a new investor, what type of real estate investing to pursue.

But not for the long term.There are several sticky threads in the Landlording and Rental Property forum that debate this topic at length.

Have a look at this sticky thread on finding buyers:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/93/topics/54108-buyer-s-list-how-to-