Yes I agree there is risk, but when the risk is virtually non existent, it's not worth even speaking about...yes, McDonalds and any restaurant can be at risk for serving HOT coffee and customer spilling such coffee on themselves...lawsuits could abound...but there are way's to virtually eliminate risk, even if a liberal judge on a mission, deciding in favor of a frivolous lawsuit, putting the hammer down on all those greedy and deceitful investors.

IMHO, 99% of all junk dealers/recyclers/pawn shops KNOWINGLY buy stolen goods for their own greedy profits.

I have a 10 year trading background in financial derivatives, mostly options arbitrage and structured commodity deals.As a trader it is clear that it is much better to buy a stock (real estate) in a rising market than in a falling market.

Don't get greedy either.

Crazy uh, all because I had a greedy loan officer that led me on, but you live and you learn.I corrected my investing habits and now I'm wholesaling for a living to build my cash reserve up to start rehabbing.

The combination of overly aggressive mortgage brokers, appraisers who are in the realtor's/mortgage broker's pockets, and greedy lenders led to a situation where housing demand was grossly artificially inflated.

I also new brokers that would not use them since this was there practice doing a refinance.I guess when you are too greedy even the best will fall.

IF you're a trader (short term holds), the short term is the only term!

Other traders booked profits.

Doesn't matter if its a real estate guru, stock trader, or small business owner.