My SBA lenders don't mind funding minor improvements, working capital, and/or equipment as part of a loan, but I don't know of any who would embrace major rehab work right now.

That all said, every experienced and successful investor I know actually embraces their competition instead of fearing them.

Here are lessons from America's richest family:Lessons From America's Richest FamilyNotice the stark contrast between people running for the hills and those embracing the volatility of the market.

I have to stop and say something to the people that think Mike is not embracing "positive" thinking.

It was that right-wing nut job who just couldn't embrace "Change".As for me, I shine up my gold shoes and march with the Obama youth http://www.youtube.com/watch?

If he could combine this type of foreign policy with embracing a true free market domestic policy, US strength would grow remarkably.

I also find the reasoning, that embraces the US Constitution (who's writer filed for bankruptcy) for its message and leadership--yet will reject everything that comes out of EWI (without having perused it first--just because the founder filed for bankruptcy)--to be duplicitous.

What I see now days is many of the users of these companies have the tendency to shoot themselves in the foot by fighting the selling process instead of embracing the chance to have agents with buyers show their properties but I don't expect anything different.

Do:Let them know exactly what your needs are as an investor/agent and they will either embrace it or try to tell you what "they" want you to do.I think the idea that you are interviewing them is correct.

They embraced their mistakes and failures like Lincoln and Edison did and made it because they wanted it.