You can have branded email (ie. gmail can actually take care of my [email protected] address so it doesn't go thru the server at XXX.com ) and from what I understand, people do suffer MUCH less downtime using google in this manner, than their own server.

The numbers look good but do keep in mind down time.

We work pretty hard to ensure that does not happen.I do believe that one has to look at overall portfolio return, including "down" times, when evaluating a fix-and-flip strategy.

I hope it will help everyone get some new ideas about how they could/should spend their down-time and be more successful.

Originally posted by MikeOH:...the economy will collapse and civilization will break down....time is running out.

I'm deployed now, and Afghanistan has afforded me plenty of down time to read these forums and network with other investors.

I bookmarked your blog and plan to read when I am off my travel and have down time.

I think that experienced buyers will understand what's going on real quick.Another might be default sales, there are people who bid on stuff and never pay, but you simply zap them, report them and move on, relisting the item.Another is pulling the listing, which you can do if you have a buyer in hand off Ebay, but when bidding starts you can't pull it, so you may have say three days up to two weeks of down time, the time line is selected by you as to how long the auction is run.That's about it, I don't think there is any other "down side" to it.I have bought cars, boats, motorcycles and all kinds of stuff off Ebay, never a hitch (except I got carried away a few times and paid too much, LOL)Oh, another point, you can put other sites on you listings as well, so you can direct bidders to your sight where you have extensive pictures of the property, copies of inspections, appraisals, etc. so you don't have to load up the description page on your listing.If nothing else, it would probably increase traffic to your site.

During economic downtime, their unemployment “boomed†from 2.5% to 3.2%!

We anticipate the downtime to be only a few hours.