But i think real estate is a safe bet until the next black swan event anyway.

I am planning on attending the next Worcester Black Diamond meeting, but don't want to wait until then to get connected.

Now I was still able to keep my commercial credit but that was ONLY because of a 2 decade plus relationship with one particular bank that went to bat for me.. but I was on a VERY short leash.. but it was worth it now that we have bounced back deep into the black I am back to being the largest or ( one of ) largest borrowers at that bank and I finally got a 50% LTV owner occ loan on my home in Lake Oswego.

@Samantha Black I have had US Bank.

Looking for a recommendation for Landscaper that services the Black Diamond area of King County

B2R is a subsidiary of Black Stone and these guys are the worst company I have ever dealt with in my life.

on every surface (walls, ceiling in this 2 story garage) in thousands of " circular black mold blooms" the size of baseballs.The field property manager's reaction to the horrendous discovery?

A couple of things I remember about what lead up to 08...I remember people camping out to buy new builds (think Black Friday type camping) just to be able to get a contract on a place and then they would immediately turn around and sell it to the next guy for 30K more before bulldozers were even off the trailers.

They usually meet the 3rd Thursday of each month but confirm on the website if you plan to attend an upcoming meeting as (very rarely) sometimes they have to do a different day.Also your profile says you're from Boston so if you do anything in Mass I'd recommend the Black Diamond Real Estate Investors group (blackdiamondrei.com) as they are also a good size and helpful (and, like RIREIG, don't try to sell you stuff :)

Scroll through the pics... the one with the big black truck, that was the Denton Ave house.