I've been reading the forum, and reading up on the subject for the past many months, so I know enough to be *dangerous*...Here are the details.

The ones in Texas may also have had higher expenses due to the higher property taxes there.In any event, I think assuming 45% (or 50%) without doing your due diligence on the specific property can be dangerous.

Buying and counting on a single property to appreciate is indeed dangerous but in my opinion, if you have other money makers and reason to believe you can play the appreciation game with a single property in your portfolio that isn't cash-flowing, I would posit that taking that informed investment risk with the hopes of a bigger payout is not a bad strategy.

Even if they should not be confused the judge might think differently as agents are armed and dangerous compared to the public.In some brokerages there are house rules to prevent what you want to do.

It can be dangerous at times if mis-calculated risks appear.

NOTHING.When a lender is discounting a note (meaning they are losing money), they do not want the homeowner to profit from the transaction.Here is where it can get dangerous.....Last year, a national "guru" on short sales did a boot camp in Dallas.

And also to decrease the danger of getting shocked from neutral side voltage, which would only happen if you gave less resistance than the neutral path.

if you've got mortgages, quit claiming may be a very financially dangerous thing.

They told you that mortgages are dangerous, that having one means you can lose your home.

Dianna Salinas Pointing out the legal and ethical issues involved with any transaction doesn't mean anyone is full of crap It means as experienced investors, people are giving the person that asked the original question the benefit of their wisdom and pointing out the dangers that can be involved with what he wants to do.