There are so many sub-plots and spin off stories associated with the baolout. as an investor if you're liquid or have a close relationship with venture capatists you can make millions in this market.

Huge corporations like GE or governments -- state, county and city -- rely on liquidity in the credit market to grease their wheels.

I think most of the older guys here would agree that you need to consistently make good investments with few mistakes to amass even $5M in LIQUID,LEGITIMATE net worth over a period of 10-15 years.

I am looking for rental property to buy and hold and have the luxury of some liquid resources.

You don't say how much money you are paying for the options and what the liquidated damages are if you don't exercise your option.

You did check "liquidated damages" as the remedy if you don't buy, not "specific performance", right?

I have about X amount Liquid that I really want to use towards investing in Real Estate, ideally id like to get full fledged into REI once I understand how things work.

I don’t know where you are getting your information, but it is wrong.The FED is NOT privately held.Also, overnight lending is a primary function of the FED that anyone who pays attention knows.The FEDs primary purpose is to manage the money supply and maintain liquidity needs.This from the Federal Reserve website: Who owns the Federal Reserve?

Now is exactly the wrong time to liquidate stock holdings unless you are forced to do so.

If he really has no assets after liquidating everything and dumping it into the payoff, then the bank is going to have to accept a short sale or someone's going to have to give the guy a loan.Look, this happens EVERY DAY with cars.