Have you ever heard the expression “a jack of all trades is a master of none?

The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly.”

My father expressed deep concern about our future and the wisdom of putting our retirement dollars at risk.

Any express bus service now?

Just yesterday I met some of the happiest people at least from their expressions.

We soften that blow by building some equity for ourselves in value add.We built our portfolio on debt (impatience expressed financially) but got past 20 a couple years after we adopted a growth strategy.

Without more facts it's hard to assess what really happened in this particular instance, but just casual observation on this website and other online resources suggests that there's a massive stream of "inexperienced money" (what stock guys call "stupid money," which is the wrong expression because the people who own it are invariably well-educated otherwise)  flowing from the coasts to formerly great midwestern cities that have had a hard time adjusting to post-industrial realities. 

Some great points made above by NY locals and the views expressed are so well balanced.

As for myself, I think the most controversial opinion I have expressed is my distaste for "subject-to" investment.   

Recently the tenants in my Louisiana property expressed interest in purchasing the property we wanted to sell.