Best of luck in your international adventures in real estate, it is sure to be educational and rewarding!

A great agent will make your far more than they cost.Being a realtor is one of the most rewarding jobs I've ever had, but you have to choose your niche.

As was the case I handed my home depot to the gut helping me and a check for a 1000 this is two montjhs later some drywall and wiring and one rubber hose.. a real long story but allot of painting and caulking caulking everywhere and everything..so instead of getting my kitchen cabinets and the stove, venting micro and dw..He bought the goods to tile a shower and more a few thousand this was the charming cheapy cabinest and descent stove and dishwasher..anyway ..

Contractors work either Time & Materials or by bid (a version of Time & Materials where the contractor bears all of the risk and possible reward).

If the worst thing that ever happens to you is that you temporarily fail as a real estate investor and suffer a foreclosure, you will have lived a charmed life.Seriously.

Isn't this bailout just rewarding bad behavior?

They run for office and they run the campaigns of the guys running for office (and then get their reward when he wins).It is no longer about what is right... the constitution... or We the People... it is all about them and them getting more power.It is an elitist mentality.

I'm just concerned that when it's all said and done the American people will not reap the rewards on the resale of these assets.

Even if we needed help.Why sound we reward people with this kind of attitude?

Speaking as risk to reward... the bandit signs have only pulled in one call!