These rules give shareholders and owners a real, clear path to follow, and that path is familiar If you are going public or selling shares like the big fish S or C is the way to go, for most small business REIs LLCs.

There are plenty of fish in the sea, and you can expend a lot of time and energy on a property that ends up going nowhere.

Otherwise, you're just fishing, and the first time you fail to deliver, your reputation will take a hit, and that will follow you throughout your investing career.No agent who knows anything is going to "hold" a property for you.

Big fish jumping into the game....http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-13/private-equity-buying-u-s-foreclosures-for-hot-rentals-net-8-mortgages.html

However, I also love the outdoors and would like to get into fishing/hiking/shooting/hunting, ie things I used to do as a youth, which would be possible by relocating.

Here they will accept no more then 10% off of list.Just bought one in July looking to buy another one ,found a big fish who wants to go fishing.

Fishing is great for a small private lake.

Paul Falbo you pretty much nailed it.The back story follows...My wife's family have been big fish in a little town.

I am basically a fish in a shark tank out here

There is a similar property listed for $1.15mm but has been on the market for over 6 months so its likely too high and they are fishing.