If you can't bother to listen to the other side before you start hurling insults and arguments, you're just a disgrace to the notion of serious debate.

Needless to say, Nextel did quite well after that, and I was not a part of it's growth.Moral: Try to understand and minimize your bias when recieving an offer (I was in a bookstore, preconcieved notions of persons making offers there), take the time to do your DD (I did not look up his company and check him out), and be receptive of new ideas (I thought putting a walkie-talkie on a phone was some kind of pipedream sham MLM ponzi scheme, never heard of it so I should have checked it out).

Back to voting for a second, even if I'd take that notion of 1 investor 1 vote (if I invest $200K why shout the guy that brought $25K to the table have the same influence as I do?)

Lately, too much of my time has been consumed by the notion of growing my real estate portfolio into a legitimate money maker.  

That may be viewed as a difference in sale price agreed by a seller with favorable tax treatment; however, the seller will be paying taxes eventually, so you can justify the difference and the time value of money, but depending on your state laws, few judges will accept the notion that a buyer needs to pay a fair price for a property and the seller's tax liability.There is also a difference between a bank having a prepayment penalty on a commercial deal for example and a seller, the seller is doing it simply to profit, the bank will profit as well but there is also the issue of portfolio management and at a much different level than any individual investor, where the bank and borrower agree that the loan remains outstanding to reduce being dumped with cash from any interest rate changes (going down) that in large amounts can cause losses to an insured bank.

We hold on to the notion that it is our responsibility to bring profitable and worthwhile business opportunities to our partners and to maintain a long lasting business relationship.MissionOur target properties are ones that can be acquired from motivated sellers though foreclosures, Bank REO at 65% or less of the current fair market value and from out state owners.

I've talked to friends who discourage the notion while others say that it is a great investment.

Market revalued it) -- so my number one notion is "whatever I do better perform better than just leaving it with my financial planner".

And give up any notion of it being easy and free.

This notion changes, however, when people buy WRONG, ie - pay too much.I laugh when I see a "money making" two family house for sale in my market, for 500K+, where the total rents are around 2k.