I hope it at least points up the contrasts between traditional and self-directed retirement plans.David J Dachtera"Success is not a destination.

So, he advocated trading up at opportune moments to avoid the issues that may arise from the buy-and-"mold" strategy.However, he called the 'trading' strategy capital growth and contrasted it against buy-and-hold. 

This is stark contrast to the year 1974 when 401Ks first started.

By contrast I have a family member who thinks I've lost my mind to buy real estate and take out mortgages. 

Be careful with red...it was popular 10-15 years ago, but not as much these days unless it's the right shade and contrasted with the right siding colors.

Paint the garage door the house color, or compliment, not contrast.

I want to compare and contrast them all with one another so I can develop a system for researching markets when the time comes to make my first purchase.

Contrast that with @Jason Hatfield's example in Greenville, or properties in St.

To put that in contrast better related to the topic of loans.

@Kevin Albert, @Jacqueline Carrington, @Lawrence Ferguson, @Devin Woods I understand that it's a gamble, but how does the outlook of Southside contrast with that of Bloomfield/Garfield(considering their proximity to Lawrenceville and east liberty)?