I never talked to him again in spite of my many attempts to contact him.

It's just bad...Now - this may be the highest and best use of one's time in-spite of low efficiency.

Stock market valuations are also quite high, in spite of all the uncertainty.Against a bubble popping:Lending standards still are fairly tight ... nothing as loose as in 2006.

And not to get political but when Gavin Newsom brags about the area, it's in spite of his policies.

Opportunities do exist in spite of this NOT being a buyers market.

I know right now you have at least a dozen straw-mans, red herrings, glittering generalities, and false analogies you can't wait to type out so I'll give you the last word.I get it Brian, you need to defend your position with the utmost passion and verve in spite of the facts laid before you because the alternative is admitting to others, but really yourself, that you were not right in this particular instance and the thought of that being the case repulses you to the very mantle of your being. 

In spite of all this I still have many questions.  

If we can make it in spite of deployments and overseas adventures, so can you. 

IE some cash  credit and capacity. your to big of a risk.. if you have none of those then its friends and family its charity to get you started  @Brandon Turner - Jay says in spite of all of the hype, real estate is not easy.

Is that standard, and is that permissible in spite of the fact that they have leases that are current?