I am also an active trader for my own personal accounts, trading a pretty wide array of asset classes; stocks, options, warrants, futures, bonds, currencies, and am just starting research in mortgage notes.I've got a few rehab deals under my belt the last couple of years, and I am looking to begin ramping up my efforts.I'll send you a Colleague Request.Regards,-Rob 

I come from a stock options investing background so I'm trying to figure out the parallels to the various strategies available to an Options trader - like call, put, straddles, butterfly, spreads etc.   

In NYC, where studios can be upwards of $1.2, I wonder the same thing -- but sometimes i see the salaries and some starting doctors are over $500,000 base + 150,000 bonus.... bankers -- front end + traders are at this... all at age 29.... real estate sales people, depending on the deals you do and who you know can make $500,000 on a few deals...

I would recommend you rent it if your market offered a good positive cash flow over your mortgage, but at 6 states away, you are going too far away.If you have equity and you are trying to max your profit, don't be greedy.

Don't get greedy over 5% take the loan.

In my opinion, let them all fail, let some greedy entrepreneur (I mean that in a good way) build a new, profitable model for creating these commodities, and let the system work itself out, even if it takes a couple years.

50% is good but they probably won't go for it most people are to greedy.

They think there is a finite amount of wealth in the world and if you have more of it than them, then you are greedy.

Did the traders just have a free ride for the last 2-3 years?  

Every industry has those that are greedy and scam people.