I am a Commercial Real Estate Agent with a focus in the multi-family sector and I have seen small multi-families (properties more in my budget) go for the followingDuplex $650 rent each unit - $90,000Multiple examples of these deals scattered all around St.

It will give them of a lesson that will last a lifetime ... and give the next generation a solid banking sector."

My background consists primarily of tactical operations in the military, law enforcement and private sector.

Rob, I'm sure the current tight lending practices are holding the housing sector back.

It is easy to distinguish in the A paper arena who truly is a direct lender but in the private money sector it is often not as clear.

Is there another sector of people who continue to pay their mortgage, but know they need to sell and that they are upside down, so they list their house as a short sale?

It's a 20 minutes condensed version that opened up the event and it starts on the second video at:http://www.thenorrisgroup.com/free_resources/i-survived-real-estate/i-survived-real-estate-2012/ If you haven't seen this series before, the panelists are made up of some heavy hitters from different real estate sectors including the Appraisal Institute, National Association of Realtors, Mortgage Bankers Association, Fannie Mae, and Carrington Mortgage (hedge fund).

Bernanke urged using more taxpayer funds for new efforts to prevent home foreclosures, saying the private sector is incapable of coping with the crisis on its own.

I know STR regulations have loosened as of recently and there are available permits in our sector for STR's.

I come out of the nonprofit sector and am still very much involved in that work.