Many, many in this arena are nothing more than advance fee scam artists and/or identity theft phishing enterprises.Respectfully,Charlie, it comes security and exchange and finance laws of "private" money dealings, exemptions from trade practices between parties that have had prior business dealings, that are known to each other, where they may be related by blood or marriage, where the source of funds is from their own assets and where such lender is not in the business of lending. 

On average my account was gaining 3% per year, though I have taken a blood bath through the first part of the year.

I am all about networking with other RE professionals and REI's, but I am not comfortable not having control of the situation when it is my blood, sweat, tears, and CASH on the line.So, have I missed something?

Once it gets into your blood, it's all you'll want to do! 

Scottish in my blood somewhere distant past.

I put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into that house but didn't get the upgrades into it that I wanted.  

ben -both interesting pointsbottom-line-no blood in the gameyou are opening yourself up for a lot of grief if you are going to trust someone with a handshake these days especially a build dealif I were you id look for something else besides this pot of gold under the rainbowresearch-research-researchyoull find all kinds of cases where the good guy got taken- that would be you my friendjust tryin to give you a heads upenjoy

No time for that and DEFINATELY no time to scrape all that glue up, the lino isnt going to budge either without some kind of blood sacrifice.I have to get these tiles in!

I was born and raised on a farm so it's in my blood.

I hope you find (as most do) that Oklahoma gets in your blood and it is much easier to move to than to move away from.