The "stimilus" package has nothing to due with stimulating the economy itself but is really the governments best guess of how they can prevent having to spend this money later.If they were to let things be more companies would have folded (or at least called it quits) and the government unemployment rolls would have exploded so drastically that they would have easily have doubled the monies they gave away in unemployment claims, food stampt, and all those other programs.This is what I believe is the real drive behind this and the government is going to get a little upset that their ploy did not work and take it out on those of us that have found a way to make money.

One thing you look for when retired is something that will keep you cerebral, intellectually stimulated and of course a place to socialize and talk about common interest, this is what Bigger Pockets has become for me.

Hold for awhile and split the profits or have a public auction almost immediately after you control it.These are just a few ideas that should stimulate your creative juices.  

What is there to get the population stimulated, that was my fear.All really great points to consider , weigh them out..... and see where the comfort level is. 

I just think someone should not expect to do it in 5 years.You're clearly a smart dude asking these questions, stimulating critical-thinking discussions.

If so, the price drop may have been just the impetus needed to stimulate a sale.

Charging just the banks a negative rate could have the desired effect of stimulating banks to loan money if the economy is really struggling.

The other side of this is that Manhattan just landed a 4.5 billion research facility that will significantly stimulate the economy.

In 1948 the maximum mortgage term raised from 20 years to 30 years as a way to stimulate the housing market.

They are intellectually stimulating and more importantly, make us feel better about an ultimately unknowable future ;)  But in the final analysis we cannot predict the actual outcome, much less its timing.