Around the Northern Virginia area certain locations got really creamed (over-corrected) and we have had quite a bounce, I neglected to mention two properties that I bought as intended rentals and ended up flipping.

There is a correlation between the cost of a bag of potato chips and the consumption of sour cream.  

(largest artillery base in the US) Those who have bet on it's closure since it's inception in the late 1800's have lost.

My social group these days pretty much consists of Harley Owners Group people who are all succesful in what they do and don't need to network for more business or brag or talk shop or do anything but follow our official motto which is "Ride and Have Fun".And while that's our official motto, every year we raise thousands of dollars for worthy causes or individuals in need or we help deliver hundreds of Christmas presents to local kids and that doesn't even count showing up at nursing homes to play bingo or eat ice cream or roar kids around the parking lot at the Ronald McDonald house or, well, the list goes on.What a true blessing it is to be able to give back.So personally, when some cube-dweller figures I've got some kind of easy racket going, or some contractor I hired with a hand-shake rips me off with the final bill because he thinks I print money, or some unemployed carpenter I hired to help him out breaks into my storage shed and steals my stuff because he knows 'all landlords are wealthy', well, I just can't worry about what the people who don't matter to me think.

Maybe you could get a loan from a guy at the pork store that hasn't shaved in four days.

In the office building where I work, we were able to shave about 10% on lighting expenses by allowing the janitorial staff to clean during the day (and make noise in the early evenings) so the building goes dark at night.

My wife says that she rarely ever recommends light colors for exterior paint, but given that this is a cute little cottage type, a light cream or light yellow might be really nice.

I was looking for a spot to put in an Ice Cream store, and stumbled upon a 7000 sq. ft.

Rates are lower than last summer so you may be able to shave off half to 2/3rds or your negative cash flow by refinancing. 2.

Can they get the cream of the crop?