I don't think locals would characterize it as a dangerous place to invest or live.  

(Note: Rishel Consulting Group does advocate a program it teaches to both community owners and depositories that would meet the burden of "closely tied" as defined by the courts.)The Court rejected the Defendants’ attempt to characterize this case as one about mere disagreement about a law.

Account ClosedI actually agree with your characterization agents on a $28K property. 

Similarly, colleagues, friends, and the media have a tendency to characterize 'retirement' investing.

now that your actually describing your TRUE relationship with this bank,,, your characterizations that investors can find 5% down bank financed deals is a tad misleading :).. ..

Just to add another datapoint - I own 15 rentals and find Mike's characterization of the business to be spot on.

Two words; Rick Santorum.I tend to disagree with some of your characterizations of Sen.

One Kansas court characterized a lack of good faith occupancy as “a pretense of occupancy which is not in good faith.”

I had the third sale in my portfolio and if I characterize the first sale as a solid but uninspiring single and the second sale as a walk, then this one is an out-of-the-park home run!!

This was a good deal and a big step toward financial freedom but there's no reason to hype up the deal by characterizing it as zero down because it's definitely not.