And with terrorism.I often give Assclown Awards to leaders who say stupid, crazy or inaccurate things.

But then that all goes back to something I said under your religious thread, it all depends on what school of thought you subscribe to and what part of the media BS you want to believe and what you dismiss.

This kind of  thinking and behavior will never make you a leader in any vocation.Very disappointed to see your choice here.

this reminds me of 2008 when the business leaders were saying there was zero visibility.

Hmmm, quoting the Communist Leader of Russia during the Cold War doesn't carry much weight.

Save you money on generic mustard and pickles, but don't save your money on a low cost leader in Property Management.

So far, you are leader of the pack in that department.

As one of the local leaders of National REIA I went as a representative of Illinois REIA with them in March to Washington DC.

However, if we don't do another project or sell a property next week, we will be behind vs. our goal.The Good1) Marketing, Sales & ClosingBelow is the list of properties now controlled by our Chicago team that I've decided to focus our marketing efforts on:- a plot of land in Naperville (new)- a 4-unit condo development in Ukrainian Village in Chicago: open for joint venture- a 6 bed home in Crestwood: $110K (back on the market)- a 3 bed townhome in Villa Park: $80K (under contract and will joint venture on it)- a 3 bed home in Bishop St in Chicago: $6K (under contract)- a 3 bed home in Glen Ellyn (rehab project - finished 25% of the project)- a 4 bed home in Antioch (rehab project - finished and ready for listing)- a 4 bed home in Bolingbrook: (new) I've decided to Joint Venture on this and sell it rent to own- a 4 bed home in Plainfield: I've decided to Joint Venture on this and sell it rent to own- a 127 acre land in Washington state: for sale for $6M2) Acquisition, Offers, Leads and RenovationHere are the leads my acquisition leaders were able to obtain this week and the sources of these leads:Acquisition leader A - 4 (wholesalers) + 6 (realtors) + 2 (Jeff B) + 1 (direct mail) + 2 tax liens = 15Acquisition leader B - 5 (wholesalers) + 3 (Jeff B) = 8Total: 23Jeff B. is a developer who wants to get back in the game.

On the other hand, prior to indulging in real estate I studied the stock market religiously.