Get the "800 pound gorilla" out of the way and the rest is a breeze.One of my earliest adopted mentors taught me this about prioritizing: instead of "first" things first, "feared things first".

Stocks have all taken a pounding and who knows how much lower it's going to go.

I have even seen vacant houses that are apparently unwanted by the borrower get postponed.

Tools and equipment are usually easy sells,quantities of brass or copper can be sold for scrap by the pound. 

Going on 4 years, NEVER late and by far pound for pound the best I ever had.

One of the BP members mentioned creating an LLC and PO Box to preserve anonymity - that's a good idea too in that it insulates you from any unwanted visitors. 

There are still some travel agents around even with the likes of Expedia and Kayak, so no, real estate agents won't become obsolete, and I think real estate agents can provide more value in the future than travel agents can because a home purchase is a much bigger deal than a trip and people don't want to be penny-wise and pound-foolish (for the most part).

Talk to people in the neighbourhood....simply ask them "do you happen to know what rents are like around here".A bit of time spent "pounding the pavement" and you should have a pretty good idea about rent.  

Their pet restrictions are under 40 pounds for some, 25 pounds for others, and no pit bulls period.

Property was worth another 100,000 pounds a few years later.