A lot of people suggested credit unions to me when I was pondering this too.

He also touches on the subject of greed and it made me ponder.

. =) It makes me ponder how would a genius such as Steve Jobs conceptualize a home of the future.

Will ponder this later.Like i said earlier, and I reached out to you months ago when i was in my bind on my Macon flip.

I too have a fear of starting out.I only have decided that I was going to do this about 2 months ago.I've done a lot of reading these past two months, and have worked a little in residential construction but I still have a lot of things I worry about.I've already lined up financing, got a real estate agent, and looked narrowed about 30 drive by's to 5 or 6 properties I've looked at and I'm pondering making an offer.The thing is these properties are not in the best areas.

And if you hire a property management company, how will you know if they are sucking you dry if you don't know how to manage property.Just a couple of points to ponder.

I am pondering something similer in the next year or two.

Wow, lots to ponder here.

- this is still pondering on my mind.

No one is saying to keep tons of gold, but it doesn't hurt to be ready just in case.Putting silver aside, if you are scared looking at this graph:http://www.kitco.com/scripts/hist_charts/yearly_graphs.plxYou should actually be looking at this, which gives a better picture, I think:http://seekingalpha.com/article/47921-an-historic-look-at-the-gold-dollar-ratioIt goes higher from there.About gold's value, I too always ponder about the value people give to it, but they have for thousands of years.