Countless friendships have been destroyed from business partnerships.

There are countless examples in small and big business alike in which geography plays no hand in the success or failure of the business...Things like vision, management, execution, skillsets, etc.

I have done countless other deals working with realtors

We ended up paying big bucks and spent countless hours over 6 months to get a premo web site.

I have seen this across countless threads that poked holes in the "rule."

I've read plenty of books and been on countless REI websites, but a recent epiphany has finally gotten me to take some action and this post marks my first physical baby step towards becoming an investor.

I've seen my family buy and install storms on countless properties only to have to have them removed for cleaning and for trim painting.

And I believe it is MikeOH who made the point that these more complicated methods make it psychologically easier for a person to rationalize a property that is a loser -- and as we've seen here and in countless other threads, that is one thing we don't need!

Why, banks want real skin in the game, real equity for a 75% LTV loan, to date, a soft second filled the gap allowing a borrower to get in under the rules, but was more likely to walk away.

Since then, I've read several books on REI, been to several auctions at the local courthouse, read countless web articles, been to a REIA meeting, joined several meetups and am currently in the midst of an on-line class being taught by Josh Fuhrer - great class, highly recommend for any of the other newbies out there (it lead me to this site).