hey guys from i'm  brooklyn so here goesif i only have $1000 bucks i'ld buy me 5000 business cards. then i go to the biggest shopping center there is and buy me a pair of comfortable shoes or sneakers. while doing this i would be giving out my cards. with my new sneakers on i would knock on as many foreclosed distressed properties i could get to . walking the neighborhood that you want to invest in is the most effective way to find leads. leads equal money. you will find a deal then wholesale that deal.. and repeat

Read Treasury Dept. rulings, FDIC, Comptroller of Currency, that's where you get information.This old pathfinder has no incentive or reason to take people down the wrong path, those who complain along the trail simply don't want to be where they are.

A sports car paired with a manual transmission is such an amazing thing. 

Land that will permit out for a duplex is worth more than SFR land, so you might be sitting on a future site for a pair of duplexes. 

So I will hold onto my gold and use paper currency only to derive profit from the acquisition of real estate deals...and only as a choice I will convert that currency into gold bullion as another means for diversification. 

I am also an active trader for my own personal accounts, trading a pretty wide array of asset classes; stocks, options, warrants, futures, bonds, currencies, and am just starting research in mortgage notes.I've got a few rehab deals under my belt the last couple of years, and I am looking to begin ramping up my efforts.I'll send you a Colleague Request.Regards,-Rob 

However, you have to remember that NYC is city for 2nd, 3rd, 4th homes for the uber rich, and as we've found out -- many billionaires from China, Russia, [used to be] Brazil, etc were just simply parking their money in these condos NOT to live, but rather to hide and hedge their currency from their government, who could confiscate their bank accounts in an instant.

Khakis and a polo or button down shirt with a decent pair of shoes.However, there are times when I think it's totally fine to be in jeans or something slightly more casual, depending on who you're calling on that day.

Additionally, there's been some sell-off of the U.S dollar, indicating more confidence global currencies, and optimism of a global recovery.Of course, any indicator can be argued (as I'm sure you will), but there's no doubt that there's more reason to believe we've hit bottom now than any time in the past 12-18 months.Whether we have or not, who knows...But, my original hypothetical remains -- if we do prove to be pulling out of this recession, do you give credit to the administration for what they did?

I'm looking in my crystal ball and seeing a Reagan-esque smack down ala Carter on Carter's performance relative to the misery index during the next presidential election.....provided we can find a candidate who has a pair.