Older cities would literally decay.Just imagine nobody would fix up old apartments, because of your girlfriend's line of thinking.We get paid by society for the problems we solve and the value we provide.

But when one time a competitor of ours literally copied (100% copy, even the content) 3 of our sites... we had to go after them because that's not cool.

Literally got into RE while at a family BBQ about 15 years ago.

I put in the Champion toilet that flushes 8 golf balls.My.kids used to stop up the upstairs toilet till I put in one of these.

@Chetan Malik You literally posted you could raise money from people and give them 8% cash on cash return.

Private lending is all over the map - could range from nearly being a bank underwrite to literally a handshake with your cousin Jim Bob.

Some of the sellers had previously listed their home on the MLS, some were facing preforeclosure, some were moving and didn't have enough equity to pay closing costs, some were.....Literally anyone could have made an offer on these homes, and many people did. 

myrtle beach is a great investment, although I would not personally invest in myrtle beach proper. we are in ocean lakes which is myrtle beach address but us literally on the road that separates myrtle and surfside.

I made my decision based on the fact that a) $5800 for a 90-day program was something I couldn't afford; b) $5800 for a 90-day program seemed VERY fishy/scam-y/pyramid-y to me; c) after scouring the internet for information, reviews, etc about the program, I found literally ZERO bad or less than 5-star reviews about it which - to me - is a massive red flag; no program, product or service is perfect, and the fact that they are making themselves appear as such really gave me a bad feeling about the program.

That property is literally screwed.The real answer to your questions is it depends on what is common and accepted in that area.