Housing, unlike in the aftermath of the Great Recession (GR), is not to blame for the current crisis, which is on the history books as a failure of US leadership and not real estate related.

Places not to invest are obvious, just look at the news, state financial health, tax rates and leadership.

I would like to build (for my own thought-leadership platform) a WordPress site from scratch.

My surmise is that the leadership of the U.S., including the U.S.

Just because I am talking about leadership, vision and communication does not mean I do not understand that whoever you use as a part of your team needs to be compensated for their services.

I put people on the low end of the refinery worker totem pole in them. 

There are power points that almost every career has: integrity, initiative, ingenuity, passion, enterprise, creativity, optimism, reliability, resiliency, team work, leadership, persistence and tenacity, As a newbie, I am choosing to spend a lot of time on my investing and real estate education building the skills necessary for me to be successful. 

As the buyer at a tax sale, you are at the very bottom of the totem pole when it comes to protection.Very few people have a track record of success that @David Krulac has.

avoid potential tax revisions (increased cap gains tax) under new leadership equity market uncertainty If the market tanks and you're holding a great, conservatively financed property you should be OK.

@Charlie Cameron, Yes it would make sense if you were the large real estate company with several agents and the need for some leadership.