I feel like an ATM machine. :)

They actually included what I thought was a $1,000 check in a "welcome packet" which they claimed was to use for buying printer, fax machine, office supplies etc.I went to cash the check and couldn't quite understand why the lady was smiling at me at the counter.

Napoleon Hill, Dale Carnegie, Gitomer, Rich Dad/ Poor Dad, Cashflow Quadrant, Trump's "Think Big & Kick ***" and "Think Like a Billionaire"), I'm working on the Trump University's "Real Estate 101", and I've got "The Art of The Deal", "The Best Real Estate Advice I Ever Recieved, and Kiyosaki's "The Real Book of Real Estate", plus about a dozen more on their way from Amazon (Thanks to a bunch of loose change and the CoinStar machine offering no 8.9% fee by choosing an Amazon gift card rather than cash)I WAS going to check out one of the local AREIA meetings last night but clearly last night just wasn't the night for me (got out of work late, had directions on my blackberry and the battery died, then my car overheated in traffic...

But, I've also been to San Antonio in July, hydration is key, that's why the Magic Time Machine is so much fun. :)

According to this article (https://www.extension.harvard.edu/inside-extension...) written by Teo Nicholais, we know the real estate market goes through circles (in phases): Phase 1 - RECOVERY:  We know the characteristics of a recession: high unemployment; decreased consumption; and decreased company investment in buildings, factories, and machines.

South Bend, Elkhart, and Goshen are definitely the employment-machines of the region.

I have to admit that I did sell 3 of my long term rentals, something I rarely do, but to be honest they were the worst performing of all of my properties and I used them to plug a little cash into my buying machine, and 2 of the 3 were done as 1031 transfers to buy bigger and better properties that would have been out of reach otherwise. 

I can imagine a point of discharge machine that collects the wasted energy from sewage and garage.

It does take a lot for people to see through the political spin machine.

Big, stationary machines for cutting.