In Mexico 85 ( after earthquake, this is like SLIM made his fortune) All Easter Europe in 1990, Argentina 1989, and 2001, etc etc I can bringing examplesand in all these cases there was time for evreyone to join. ( because many people are pesimists (or "realistic" and sell)Option 3 "superior knowledge" , Don't forget : Open your eyes and from everything that happens you can always learn something new

I’m in the more eastern part of the state and the pickings are comparatively slim.

If Bob stays for 2 years and pays on time you will do well... but the chances are slim. 

I've very rarely seen a second foreclosing, and if you take that slim of a chance multiplied by the chance of it actually being a deal, what you get is not much of a market for them.Thinking about it, I actually did buy one a year or so ago.

Your chances are very slim when you choose one startup at random, and that investment could be a pretty penny.

Paying 12-20% should never be an issue, if it is then your margins are too slim!

I warned the homeowner about delayed payments and red tape,,,and sure enough it was a Huge  headache for us both,,,,but as a young couple they had slim choices.  

.), but that's cutting it slim. 

However, I think most people will be like me; I can't wait to see, hear, and experience the latest upcoming revolutions in science no matter how much it screws up the global economy.I want an alternate enhanced reality to entertain me.I want new forms of money and commerce to satiate me.I want a pill that will make me healthy and immortal.I want government to solve all my problems, provide for all my needs, and protect me from myself and others.Oh no!

If you are buying at $100/door and it's a duplex, then yes, those numbers are slim, but once you start getting into 50+ units $100/door is solid.