It's an art as well as a science.

Don't push if he doesn't want to get into it as some CCOs are more liberal than others.I would really try to go through your friend.

Some may become very liberal in that evaluation to the point that only the highest abd best used properties might be safe.

While most politicians do that, the Republicans have mastered the art of shifting blame, they won't compromise or deal in good faith and then minutes later say it's the other side causing the problems.

Well, I guess it's because I hate typing really so I'll say many things as quickly I can to make the point, I don't mean to discourage.Advice to newbies to get into notes....positive reinforcement......wow, I have taught the art in person to several investors, tough to do on the forums.By default more than by design, I ended up in a position by education and experience to be in lending and investing in debt.

We worked well but his heart was and still is in the arts and the entertainment business, not real estate.My new business partner brings everything my Brother brought to the table and then some.

When will you stupid liberals learn?

There used to be a saying "As California goes, so goes the nation", with the liberal policies of California, cities/counties filing bankruptcy, prisons releasing thousands of prisoners, hundreds of millions in unfunded public employee union obligations, taxes and fees on every conceivable thing going up.....

Yes I agree there is risk, but when the risk is virtually non existent, it's not worth even speaking about...yes, McDonalds and any restaurant can be at risk for serving HOT coffee and customer spilling such coffee on themselves...lawsuits could abound...but there are way's to virtually eliminate risk, even if a liberal judge on a mission, deciding in favor of a frivolous lawsuit, putting the hammer down on all those greedy and deceitful investors.

I also obtained a copy of the book FLIP, read it in three days, and now have a basic idea of how to master the art of flipping homes.