Famous last words.The banks are swimming in risk right now or should I say drowning and just a short 18 months ago they did not see the risk.If you are financing with less than 30% down there is risk involved.

As Mr.Gates famously stated, "Success is a terrible teacher".

Sun Tzu had a lot of famous quotes. 

And, as famously said in some book "a dollar saved is better than a dollar earned".  

Minutes away from the famous Sponge Docks and Greek Town.

The other advice is contractors are famous for poor money management.

There's a somewhat (in)famous one just over the mountain from me in Asheville that swallowed the entire parking lot of a thriving business and closed them down.

If you've listened to the BP Real Estate Podcast you know that 'taking action' and 'setting clear goals' are the most popular answers to the Famous Four question "What do you believe sets apart successful real estate investors from those who give up, fail, or never get started?"

With reality television shows famous celebrities and mentions on USA Today and CNN, fixing and flipping is becoming more and more popular is the Real estate market begins its turnaround.

Unless you are famous, worth millions and/or buying commercial property I wouldn't bother.