For plain text SMS, there are ways to keep the costs down, but when you're looking to send images out in a mass message without the end-user initiating the session, you could be looking at some fairly steep fees from the wireless providers as well as registration fees with your state/federal telecom regulatory agencies (In the thousands of $ in monthly fees).This is actually the exact reason that I built seeinside.mobi the way I did, with the mission of keeping costs down for all parties concerned (agents as well as buyers) as well as to limit the amount of interference from regulatory bodies while avoiding local & international legal issues.

The US Constitution guarantees we can change our government every two years if we don't like what is happening.

You know, I must've missed it when Bush became all THREE branches of government.

The Ford trade is a bet that the government won't allow Ford to declare bankruptcy.

With cities getting millions of dollars from the government, I believe most will throw a good portion back to the first time buyer programs (so we hope).

Sometimes banks are harder to deal with than the government.

Chase said: "Secretary Cuomo's Teacher Next Door initiative is smart, community-friendly government at its best.

Multiply the rental loss by your federal income tax rateCash flow can now be calculated:Rental Income - + $13,800Plus: Tax savings - + 788Less: Operating expense - (2,500 )Less: Mortgage payments - (10,152)CASH FLOW = $1,936Calculating the cash flow on a rental property investment you're considering will help you decide whether the investment is a good one.

:badwords: I've heard of good people losing their property to the government because of similar situations.

First, remember the banks are regulated by the federal government and they are required to underwrite conforming loans and second, bank loans tend to be very structured and are generally inflexible to your project needs.