People, you all have to realize that if the banks and their emplyees had any brains at all, they would not be in the mess they are in today.It is a constant fight and struggle, but I am clinging to persistance pays off.

She put a lien on her dad's business, and is now struggling to make those payments.

Around the first week of December, Madoff told a senior employee that hedge fund clients had requested about $7 billion of their money back, and that he was struggling to pay them.Investors have been pulling money out of hedge funds, even those performing well, in an effort to reduce risk in their portfolios as the global economy weakens.The fraud alleged here could further encourage investors to pull money from hedge funds."

With all of the economic chaos and so many struggling, how are you, as small business owners, making changes to your businesses to ride the tide?

My concern is while it's said that people will always need a place to live in my particular area (NW Ohio) I'm seeing quite a few signs that many investors are selling off or struggling to find tenants.

Good luck.For those of you that have struggled to find your niche or have come so close to that first deal...don't quit.

So, maybe this is about break even.I understand helping family.On the other hand, he's struggling with the $1300 payment.

I do not mean that to be offensive to anyone, as I think it is something that every investor struggles with internally.

LOL You can not escape greed, it is in all of us, the key is to CONTROL it.Now, if you are a flipper/wholesaler, it is a constant struggle to find houses, find buyers, and you are open to the flow of the markets.

It might be a mental struggle (which I am no stranger too), but you can do it.