Many times it is the intelligent buyer who makes it happen by helping to educate the seller (and the seller's broker) on the benefits for the seller.  

The "trick" is to chase the artificially high residuals... if you loved the car for some reason buy a CPO version for cheaper than your lease expiration.

Right now, for example, artificial intelligence researchers at a non-profit in San Francisco make million dollar salaries.

All this in the name of trying to force the lowest common denominator (those with the least money and least investing skill) to save as much as possible.I don't see it as a well thought out plan to overthrow capitalism (as right wing talk radio might have you believe), but that doesn't mean it couldn't be the by-product of well-intentioned though misguided policy.I could write a whole lot more, but am on my iPad so it's tough to get it all down...Seen you on several forums now, enjoy reading your intelligent, well thought out presentations.

Thanks for all the good wishes.My grandma has an artificial heart valve implanted many years ago and they wired her for a pacemaker at the same time.

I think it is because I speak to them in English and my in Korean and they get confused.Our 2-year old is kind of an anamoly when it comes to talking...he takes after my wife and has more intelligent conversations than I do (which isn't too tough).

If you need any help around here there's plenty of intelligent, experienced investors ready and able.

What about artificial turf--costs more up front but requires NO water, NO mowing, and NO weeds...

I never want to leave my investments open to such a drastic change in an artificial market.

Some of the more bizarre: A window for an old Jeep Cherokee was left behind (found behind a door).A new, crated shower stall was once left in my parking lot (there was some weird story behind it like the tenant had intended to use for an in-laws remodel).Too many artificial x-mas trees to count.A machete (under a mattress)On a turnover, I once vacuumed under a refrigerator of a condo and just kept sucking up dried up dead small birds the tenant's cat had hunted and left behind.