Tall grass is a great sign of someone that either doesn't care about their property anymore or doesn't have the time and money to take care of it and may be better suited in a rental.

The Fed dropped the rate to stop a full-out recession at the time and allowed the market to correct.

Personally for me I would want to find a local deca-millionaire veteran/seasoned investor that has a business plan that is very similar to mine and work for him (small maintenance items, cutting grass, collecting rents, placing bandit signs, researching deeds, etc) free of charge for a month or two as he explains to me why he does what he's doing and takes me with him when he's analyzing and negotiating deals.What I don't like is the fluff in the guru pitches that don't really tell you what to do and make everything sound like it's as easy as buying a certificate of deposit.

Long before they ever get to the point of accessing the FDIC to make good on your "deposits", the "Fed" arranges a shotgun marriage between your bank and another "stronger" bank.I went through this in the '80s in Houston.

The Fed is going to pump money into the system and keep rates low in a (IMHO futile) attempt to prevent a recession.

Why do you think the FED is saying that the government needs to do a stimulus package NOW?

Lower interest rates from the Fed will lead to lower rates on investor savings.

If you are thinking about purchasing or refinancing a commercial property.In an unprecedented move, the FED cut its core indexes in a intra-meeting by 75 basis points (3/4 of a point or .75%---the last time the govie did this was after 9/11).

Kramer isn't bullish on bank stocks, but he is becoming less bearish on real estate investing though...http://www.thestreet.com/s/cramers-mad-money-recap-fed-wakes-up/funds/madmoneywrap/10399887.html?

Are the banks actually upping the rates, or are they responding to what the FED does?