They might not agree, but then you at least know you tried and can move on to the next one without expending extra efforts on one you can't really lock up.

I am afraid it doesn't bode well for the future of our country when so many are incapable of taking responsibility or staying sober, hope they can get away with something, and expect to receive everything they desire without expending any effort.I keep wondering where all the losers are coming from.Unemployment is bad in my area and getting worse.

Anybody who says there aren't any real estate investments in California simply hasn't expended any considerable energy or time searching.And, yes, California is considered tenant-friendly.

My name is Adam - I am 23 and I want to become a successful real estate investor.I graduated from Kent State in 2010 and instead of doing finance, I started my own internet business.I have been fortunate enough to experience incredible success in my business and will clear six figures this year.With that said - I have a lot of expendable income that I want to invest in real estate.I have been reading and educating myself and will try and soak up the forums.My question is - This is my first year in business and I have no tax returns to prove my income until 2012.

Expending portfolio with win win strategy .

The financial value is your sale price plus cost expended to acquire that property, your tax basis. 

@Brian Wendroff, some agents will not expend much energy if they know you are working with other agents.Some agents require you to sign a form stating they get paid when you buy a house - if you use them or not.

Kind of makes you want to ask them to pay for your time, value of the education, and gas money that you expended.

However, you can do a cost segregation study and certain assets can be expended in full under bonus depreciation for example, resulting in several hundred thousand dollars of depreciation expense in year one.

Might lose job randomly due to some economic turmoil causing mass firings, I am low seniority and fairly expendable currently.d.