parties for new years. it's part of life.finding cig butts outside does prove that atleast some, if not all, smoking takes place outside. as far as the pot goes, you can't prove it was theres, though they would be responsible for their guests.you mention that your lease was off the internet and 'does not mention anything about smoking or drinking'.... are you implying that you do not want legal drinking aged people drinking in your property?

wow thanks for all the great information. eric thank you for letting me know what was useful to you. i will look into purchasing that course. and thank you bill for all of the helpful pointers. i wasnt trying to imply that i wanted to learn everything from a guru course, but i have to start somewhere. and i currently spend a couple hours a day educating myself through sites like bp and also books, But like i said earlier some of the books out there are so complicated that it seems only a savy investor could understand them. i have also thought about taking courses for getting a license however i will probably only use it for the knowledge and not actually persue a license. i figure it would be a great step to getting a foundation on real estate basics. once again thank you all for your great insight.

Whatever it may want to imply, I really don't think that walking on coals will enhance of do something about the power of the mind.Regards,Mark

But statements like "don't you wish you could have bought your parents house for what they paid" imply the same kind of long term time frames.Immigration is a significant source of population growth, and yet there's strong anti-immigrant sentiment in the US.I too think Vikram's thesis has some support.

There are differences in title, joint and several ownerships, rights in title, life estates, conveyance of partial interests and improper conveyances, liens, rights of easements and encroachments apparent by a proper survey, along with claims by creditors and others that puts even the most astute investor in areas of the unknown.To imply that investors should learn to do a title examinations is not good advice.

If we go the Japan route, that implies rates will stay ultra low indefinitely with deflation or at best stagflation for decades.

You saying "My" realtor implies he is, but just making sure.

Doesn't that imply that the most expensive homes in the most expensive areas, are also those most likely to have been purchased, in part, based on garbage "it's a volume game" appraisals? 

The downside is that a trainer requires an investment of capital.  

Though we've yet to sit down and go over a framework of how he wants to invest and structure the partnership, he's implied that he wants to leverage the money he's allocated for real estate investments.