Blogs and forums make it sound like every top producing loan officer was getting a little something something, but when it comes to investigations, there has not been a whole lot of evidence that this is happening.I find it pretty much impossible to point to evidence of kick-backs unless somebody is whistle blowing, because where would these payments be reflected in any of the loan docs at closing?

My biggest BLOCK is the fear of my properties going vacant and not producing the income to pay the mortgage.

When the price of imported goods gets so high that we can't afford them, which will happen as the dollar goes down in value, and other economies grow, we will start producing things again and experience real growth.

., oil) are becoming more expensive and the prices is restricted, farmers are actually disincented from producing.

I lived in Houston in the "boom and bust" late '70s and '80s (when the average house lost 1/2 its value and we got the innovative Resolution Trust Corp).

They have to produce a title commitment to the end buyer's lender.Or they may be so cool that they produce a title commitment showing you as the seller to the underwriter, even before you own the property?

I have elected to take charge of everything to ensure that the land is properly handled, farmed well, and produces a stable income that can provide for both my sister and I.I'm sorry if you happen to be a parent who's children have not appreciated what you've done for them, or you do not believe can handle what you have spent your lifetime building, and if it obviously your choice to do what you want with your money.

Your RE business generates more income than any other income source.As opposed to depreciation which spreads deductions over 27.5 years (residential only), you could do a cost segragation analysis on your property (cost is between 2k-3k) which always produces larger tax deduction benefits and partially avoids the depreciation recapture when you sell.

Have you seen properties in So Cal that will produce positive cash flow?

I have the marketing concept thought out but have not produced any rough draft materials.