I have been in this industry for 14+ years, and have been through a couple lay-offs in the industry.

Now all of this (except the layoff) is entirely my fault and I claim full responsibility for the lapses in judgement and not taking more action to protect myself from all these negatives, but on a more positive note.......I AM A FULL TIME REAL ESTATE INVESTOR AS OF TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!

These layoffs were different because it was not just that the individuals job was lost, as a result of technological innovation, in many cases it was that the job no longer existed.

Time span for Police and Fire Fighters responses take anywhere between one hour to mostly two hours, I'm told, for them to arrive, because they have had to lay off so many of their members, and the crime is rampant and the fires is an everyday thing, so it's hard for them to keep up.

Thanks to Josh, Brandon and the crew for making this happen and everyone here for sharing their knowledge, experiences and advice so freely for the benefit of others.I am a geologist in the oil and gas industry here in Calgary and like so many right now, I am fearing another round of layoffs as oil prices continue to go down and oil companies keep "cutting costs".

@Daniel Holmes welcome to BP, sorry you are having to go through a layoff.

However, my local area is affect by the lay-off in the oil field; so, I felt that the house would sell around 110-115k and be on the market for 2-3 months.

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All the while, large layoffs were happening in droves, house values were plummeting, and due to the credit crunch, a lot of homeowners couldn't refinance. 

You really need to know the implications of this layoff.