Now its one year worth of interest.If my scenario of sluggishness economy for a few years doesnt pan out i may be a bit sad cashing out a cd early.there are some reg A offerings  ( don't need to be accredited ) that pay 6%  are the bottom of the capital stack ( safest) with 30 day calls..

It looks like the Fed is probably going to cut interest rates due to a sluggish economy.  

Sluggish?

In my area the following have either remained unchanged or improved a bit during the last several months: unemployment housing prices local large business profits Seems to point to a very sluggish recovery ....

Perhaps they will continue to plod along with sluggish economies and population/job growth for the next 50 years?

Last year was a great year, but this year the foreclosure auctions have been sluggish, so not much moving with the flips.

Milwaukee County and the suburbs of Waukesha get the most action though, with Racine and Kenosha counties seeming sluggish with a few bright spots.

That makes for a very sluggish decision making process.

The sluggish market allows investors the time to evaluate the deal prior to committing.

I am looking at the long term trend here, and believe that a sluggish economy will only increase the likelyhood that people will simply "walk away" from these lands as opposed to losing their prime home locations.