I would imagine that the Boston area, like most major metro areas, will be a tough place to find properties that cash flow.

On the bright side, Canadian investors and Europeans are enjoying incredibly strong currencies right now.

That house could have it in stucco, window putty, drywall joint compound, ceiling texture, sheet vinyl flooring, vinyl floor tile, flooring and other mastics, HVAC ducts, and other things - most major surfaces.

I agree that the value doesn't appear to be there when silver was at $7 just 10 years ago, but it's also difficult to ignore the spending by the administration and the answer to the American and European debt appears to be print more or raise revenue, instead of cutting spending.

I also just removed all the doors from a house and took them to a cabinetmaker I have used and he bore holes for European hinges.

Our renter passed away from lung cancer believe it or not and our condo smelled like a European night club.

With global population increasing with the exception of European nations, the cost of food and basic necessities is rising at ridiculous levels.

I ask them why Indians didn't tell European settlers the best buffalo hunting spots.

I have a local map book (Thomas Brothers/Rand McNally have ones for most major metro areas that often print subdivision names on the map) and I mark it up with “good, bad, ok†and other notations.

Banks, and mainly European banks, have large exposure to emerging market debt of all types through both sovereign, corporate and individual loans.