Try stopping a freight train with 35% of the brakes on. 

So lets brake down HM with an Example: (we have our numbers of ... )PP 50Rehab 30ARV 110Interest .13%Pts .041st) Calculate Down PMT:                                 ______HAVE__ |__NEED_______Loan .65%(LTV) X ARV 110 = 71,500 | PP 50                                                      | Rehab 30                                                      | CC 3                                                      | Pts .04 X Loan 71,500 = 2,860                                                      | Ins 600                                                      | Survey 383                                                      | Mis+Fees 1,000                                 ------------------------------------                                         71,500   |   87,843NEED - HAVE = Est Down PMT87,843 - 71,500 = 16,343 2nd)        Cash_________________ VS___________________ HM:CASH                                  |                          Hard MoneySOLD 110                            | SOLD 110PP 50                                  |  Loan 71,500                 Rehab 30                             | Interest .13% X Loan 71,500=9,295/12=774X4mo's=3,098CC 3                                    | REcom 6.6REcom .06% of ARV = 6.6    | Down PMT 16,190------------------------------------------------------------------------PROFIT   20,400                   |  12,612Difference:CASH - HM = Savings20,400 - 12,612 = 7,788Profit Margins:Cash                                              |    Hard Money20,400 / 83,000[PP+Rehab+CC]        |     12,612 / 16,190 DownPMT= 24%                                            |      = 77%                                                      |So you can buy 1 house and get        |    Or you can Buy 110/16,190=6.7 so 6 houses20,4000                                          |    6 X 12,612 = 75,672                                                      |This is just an example JUST an EXAMPLE 

My car needs major front end and brakes all ?

For a buy and hold investor (like me), the rising interest rates have definitely put some brakes on the buying new properties but I have not considered selling any of my properties yet and the main reason for that is I have no better investments lined up for that cash...stock market outlook is not that great either.

There are still many things made of asbestos by the way - like the brake pads on your car are usually asbestoes and metal composits.In general, I would say that asbestos normally appears as siding or in linolium flooring or insualtion.

So, I need to rip at least some of that out and put some flashing in there but damn, I don't have a stupid brake for one stupid piece of metal and again, my "best" friend, who has a brake, is MIA.Then I happened to be checking out my attic, and was wondering what was up with the vent.

About a year ago, I helped a naive young couple to slam the brakes on a wholesalers offer. 

The higher rate will slam the brakes on the real estate industry because mortgage rates will go up dramatically.

But in some key ways, recent reports show, Las Vegas seems to be hitting the brakes harder than other metro areas.With that being said, Las Vegas market has by no means screeched to a halt, as homes are still selling.

All of a sudden, the brakes have been pumped.