At its heart it shows a few things that I think are pretty important:1) the counter-NAR/MLS culture is trying to get organized and strike in the right place -- Congress2) NAR lobbyists are all over the subcommittee already, they see this type of hearing as a direct attack on their bread and butter; their presence is directly reflected in the comments of the congressmen3) If you're looking for future trends, here they are; the writing is on the wall.

I cannot afford to have my buyers not trust my deals because once that happens, there goes my bread and butter.

bottom line is, that's the bread n butter of rei.

I understand if it is against regulations or if that is your bread and butter.

I, on the other hand, broke my leg on the first day of a new job; needles to say that by the end of the sixth month, our neighbors fed our children and the only food we could actually afford was ramen and spaghetti with nothing in it, even butter or ketchup).

Your established relationship is a good thing, but keep looking, there are lending alternatives to the arrangement you mentioned.This was a pretty good opportunity and if all of your numbers are accurate, it sounds like a real "bread and butter" type of winning deal.

ah, all great Q's, this list will be your bread and butter, depending on your exit strategy.

Brian Jones - I'm a Cincinnati, OH REI. 12% cap is a very reasonable goal and esy to find in my area; especially if leveraging cash and buying in Bread & Butter or border markets.

They are our bread and butter.

I would use something like Allure which is a high quality synthetic (vinyl?)