See Tim's blog here: http://economistsview.typepad.com/timduy/2015/04/fomc-snoozer.htmlIt remains to be seen just how transitory the Q1 weakness turns out to be as on the one hand bad weather back east, port strike in LA and the hits from the oil industry pullback, and on the other weakening demand world-wide, a rising dollar and people here seem to be banking or paying down debt with their energy savings instead of spending them.

While your sister may want to buy a condo with the money you should only concern yourself with the value of the property your brother left you to be fair to yourself and your sister and strike a fair agreement for each of you.How much will your sister give you to buy you out of the homes?

The word "felon" strikes fear in every property management company I deal with.

Sounds like a lightning strike, I think we have all bought into the media machine in our own way and I see how we can be caught up in the fuss of a little noise. 

The first is your absolute highest price you're willing to pay, the second is where you would like to get it at (52k, strike price), and the third lower than that for negotiating purposes. 

I'd like to strike a good balance between cash flow and potential appreciation. 

My coworker gets his emails on a regular basis and his website strikes me more of a sales pitch than a mentor, though he's a heavy investor in my area.  

You strike me as someone who is going to go very far with the right mental approach.

That way as we get assets in inventory in your strike zone I can get them in front of you.

my first association would be a striking resonance with the many infomercials out there (Than, Armando, etc) that paint the picture of someone maybe buried in 50k in debt, living in a garage, trying to make ends meet and then somehow they hear their 'calling' and start 'flipping' wholesaling' or otherwise investing in passive income property despite having any creditworthiness nor savings, somehow. seriously?