Even a dead cat will bounce once when it is dropped off the roof

A great CPA with a history of real estate investing, a good real estate attorney and some experienced investors to bounce ideas off of would be a really good start.

I've been bouncing the concepts around and around, but the following scenario keeps staring me in the face and screaming: DOUBT ME!

Good to bounce questions off people there.  

Or if you were to jump up and down a plank would just bounces off and land back down in a slightly different spot.I think one must install it REALLY tight, or else when walking around over time you might end up with a gap between two planks and you will pull you hair out to shift everything back to close the gap, only to have to do the same thing again in two weeks.

A typical private money interest rate these days can range anywhere from 7% to 15%.As quoted from the MPA article,“In the 1980s, rates bounced anywhere from the giddy heights of about 18% to around 10%, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St.

Bouncing ideas around in person seems to be the most productive.  

As others have pointed out though, riding the downtrend with positive cashflow that will bounce back will make the tough times worth it. 

Once you have done some research into what you want to do the first thing I would do is begin reaching out to build up a team of an agent, a lender, a mentor (someone to bounce ideas off of) and a good GC or good sub contractors.

I'd hate to think that it is impossible to bounce back from the failure like the one I experienced.