I have never specifically used options to tie up real estate, but have traded stock options and thought I would throw in my .02 cents on risk.Any option is simply a contract between two parties where one party pays a monetary amount up front (premium) for the right, but not the obligation, to purchase some asset at a set price over a specified time frame.

So for the last week, in fear of what she may find, I went through everything I had and made sure anything of personal or monetary value was hidden, because I don't know what this psycho is going to do!

Almost political or close to the macro economics.Based on the recent posts the housing market is but a drop in the bucket of fiat money, monetary policy and the evils of governments in control of the economy.As RE investors how do people expect to make money even if they believe most of what has been said so far?

Hi Mark -The reason the Seller would want the credit to go through escrow is so he allows them to handle the monetary transaction.

Insurance problem which needs title transfer for a few days and then back in to your name again for title but no monetary value took place.

Managing capital: human and monetary and trying to make the most profitable decisions possible.

He'll use more monetary stimulus if he thinks it's needed.

I like owning gold and silver bullion and coins and I would have 12 to 15 years ago told you not to bother having more then 1 to 2% in your portfolio but today with whats happened with the monetary system lately I think 5% is not too much.

True, though consideration doesn't need to be monetary.

If the buyer can not adequate believe/access the financials until due diligence phase, how much typically and what sort of costs should he expect to pay (monetary) in order to get to that phase?