There's a sticky thread in the landlording forum that debates the merits of the "50% rule".

So, with your Dad, I would suggest that, instead of debating over the merits of making a profit in real-estate investing, focus on the positive things your provide the sellers that you work with.

As far as a law suit, I checked with several lawyers and they told outright that despite having a merit to such law suit, since there no much money for them, they would take the case.Oh, well.

Each deal must stand upon its own merits.

We just need to know where to draw the line, and there's no black and white answer from the Consitution or any other legislative documents created by our founding fathers.Going to either extreme (no programs at all or everyone getting everything) is clearly not the intent of the Constitution...it's finding a middle ground that the plurality of us can agree on that's important.So, perhaps we should be discussing specific programs, their merits and detriments, instead of saying, "Get rid of everything," or "Add lots more!"

Or feel free to admit that you make baseless arguments that have no merit, and that nothing you say is worth the bandwidth it consumes?

(actually grand son was in top 1 % and the national merit scholar)Flimsy arguments taken one at a time.1.Couldn't remember the name of book.

Should I state that the deal should stand on its own merit without the adjectives?

I see merits to both approaches.

I know many of them and some have more merits than others.. and some have none at all.This is what I can tell you: I can barely turn a screwdriver, I have never painted even 1 wall and if my sink is dripping I am calling a plumber.