The best deals aren't always sold on the open market... sometimes it takes pounding the phones and calling every real estate agent in town trying to find out about that pocket listing and convincing them that you can close on it, or by sending out mailers to every multifamily owner in a 5 mile radius trying to find a burnout landlord looking to sell. 

It turns out in Oregon there is no prescriptive rights to cross state lands.. the state said pound sand..

We made a nice profit after sale, and conversion from pounds into dollars. 

Maybe these guys are crushing it and I'm just pounding away on my keyboard on BP like a dork.

You can not always increase prices to the consumer to compensate so it starts eroding profit margin with the same sales.This is why regardless of the marketplace the cheese and pepperoni etc. will not cost you above a certain price per pound with the big guys.

I am fully confident that the US consumer will go right back to spending 103% of their income as soon as the media stops pounding the crisis drum.

Filters and batteries are not that much plus you could check for unreported water leaks with plumbing and electrical issues.Seems like an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Heck, Obama could have an epiphany and become a supply-sider (which I doubt).Also, there is that 900 pound gorilla sitting in the room, our fiat currency.

Despite what they try to pound into your heads, it is actually possible to work a regular job and enjoy your life.

I use Dave to pound in my head stay smart don't buy dumb stuff and use grant to motivate me to think bigger.