Once I had enough saved and invested(no RE, just regular stuff), the power balance shifted, and I really began to enjoy my day job.

If you've been watching the recent economic events in Europe, you'll have heard of the Greece debt crisis.

Have some accounting of all the money from government numbers games - lottery, powerball, scratch tickets, etc.

Here in SE England the 5-6% is before any expenses, so if you have to rehab or replace items you can be down even more points.On a wider note I am more confident the US has reached the turning point than I am about Europe, the whole Greece thing is making it very hard to predict the future.I am concerned about people with things to sell and the distance that puts them from the truth, that's why I started this thread.

Although I am in CA, I am always available and even booked my Portland property from Greece at 3:00 AM.

That was one of early Greece's problems.

While it is theoretically possible, it is also theoretically possible to buy one lottery ticket and win the largest Powerball payout ever. 

I'm trying to focus my efforts to properties on the west side..ie Hilton, Brockport, Greece, Hamlin...etc.

He was in Greece (where he's from) and then came to the USA to do a master's in real estate (he's now in London).His comment was "Why aren't we building with wood framing?  

My wife and I have several cashflowing properties abroad (Greece and Germany) but are now looking to expand to the US.