Good poker players make great negotiators in my opinion.Steinhorn?

They are serious players !

Yes that is the vast majority but not the bigger players. and or the bigger players will have a combination of brokered funds and their own funds. 

Would anyone think it is a good idea to invest in new town-homes near a casino?

that was quite accurate depiction of some of the bad players in the industry through those troubling times.I know even before the melt down when I was super active in courthouse steps buying.I dealt with personally the trustor that swore up and down they made a payment they are being screwed. etc etc... was some tough situations.I had one attempted suicide and one that was successful .. was not for the faint of heart.

Expansion and contraction is a key player in the key playing against you.

In my experience construction contracts do several things in summary: list the players (client, contractor, design professional), outline the scope of the work and the costs (whether they be fixed or variable), how the project will be carried out, and what to do if things go wrong.  

I'm an active tennis player and I have embroidered all my tennis outfits with my logo.

You could download them when you're connected to wifi using pretty much any podcast player app (i.e.

I started going to the NOLA REI Club, which might be worth going to in order to get to know the local players.