If I were to think cynically and selfishly ( :mrgreen: ), I'd look at the silver lining: The probable cottage industry of "saving" these poor souls by taking their properties off their hands dirt cheap.I guess we'll see......

We spent some time in Eagle Point which has a nice golf course and saw the beginnings of weakness there.A lot of that area's demand is driven by CA buyers.

I have taken out a dozen loans in Las Vegas over the past 4 years, from various lenders including Republic Mortgage, Silver State Mortgage (now defunct), Washington Mutual, Bank of America, and Countrywide.

(lets go eagles!)

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Hope your not an Eagles fan...

Don,Will,and John are right on.What a typical Guru will do is throw the meat out there and get the potential investor in a frenzy and then they will buy a course to only get mostly fluff.I can tell you being a commercial broker and investor is hard work.I was breaking down trash the other day from a tenant that left so that bulk would pick it up from one of my units.I don't look at the work but where it will get me too and the experience and learning.Once you accept that you will work smart but also very hard you will get ahead.If you keep believing in silver bullets to instant riches then you will spend years trying every BS infomercial and magazine gig out there.What gets me is people with an investing dream getting the little money they have sucked away by a GURU that thinks they are just a number and revenue builder making them richer and richer.

I like what I'm seeing in the FreedomSoft products.I'm 2 seconds from pulling the trigger on the silver package.What is your professional opinion of FreedomSoft?

James I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth.I had very tough times where things were lean growing up.It builds character and makes you remember where you came from.Having said that you can't let emotions make business decisions for you.This woman has allowed her kids to invade her life and mooch off of her.She has ultimately made that decision.I can see where that high payment without assistance is strapping her.I can't tell you the number of kids who are draining their parents dry and using them.It makes me sick to think of these types taking advantage.I am not talking about a temporary blip where someone is down on there luck but a continous pattern of doing the minimal only and getting the rest from the parents.I have tons of tenants with my apartments and I hear it all.When you have apartments they all talk.If you are soft with one they will take advantage.If you are hard with all they will leave because they can't manipulate and the other ones will pay on time knowing they will be gone if they don't.

Looking forward to load up on agriculture, energy, gold, silver sometime next year.