Maybe there's a banker or two out there that can weigh in more intelligently then I can.Cool topic Corey, thanks for bringing it up.

Well - that's not quite true - what I should say is that you won't attract any successful or intelligent investors.

I say real-time because gold and silver trade in the open market and are not subject to central banks' artificial control.

I can rarely find anyone to have an intelligent conversation with let alone about real estate.

**BP won't let me share his info--PM me instead**His price was half the average of everyone else, he's licensed, on time, courteous, professional, and intelligent.

Look at their rent rolls, and books and determine what they have really been running for the last few years, and then look for deferred maintenance that may have artificially been lowering their OE.

I worry about quantitative easing, about artificially low interest rates, and about some potentially dangerous practices that let banks insure deposits and practice sometimes unsustainable lending.

Yes, I'm leasing from someone else and attempting to do some of the stuff like Regus and Intelligent Office.

(People who are disabled, and people in the military, Foreign Service or intelligence community can get a break on this part, though; see IRS Publication 523 for details.)You already claimed the $250,000 or $500,000 exclusion on another home in the two-year period before the sale of this home.- You bought the house through a like-kind exchange (basically swapping one investment property for another, also known as a 1031 exchange) in the past five years.You are subject to expatriate tax.

After doing a bit of of browsing, I realized the site holds some pretty invaluable info, not to mention a ton of people who are allot more intelligent than me. ;-)I look forward to learning from you guys, and will try and share whatever I can with the community.Happy investing!