I guess they would want me to blow the money on an expensive vacation around the world or some other consumer crap (how about a small yacht) so that I could be considered irresponsible enough to deserve a bailout.Help me out here guys!

Producers need fewer workers so unemployment increases.

You may be able to take advantage of some of these things in ways that fewer other investors could.At the end of the day, I want to know that might investments in whole will be profitable and that I am getting closer to where I want to be.

Negativity can consume the soul if we let it.So while my advice might not be technical, it is practical.

well, imagine that for pot. trust big companies would come up with some phenomenal product. it would blow away the crap that gets smuggled in from mexico and canada, and the stuff that a bunch of idiots with no real qualifications or knowledge of botany are churning out of their grow houses.check this out for example:http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/03/27/2009-03-27_firefighter_sanitation_worker_arraigned_.htmldo you really think either of those idiot firefighters should be generating a product that people are going to essentially consume?

If you are going to be working with investors fronting up $500K, partnering with a rehabber, and starting a property management company, then you will want to consume yourself with the education process.

Humans have been at war over control, power, and money since the beginning of time, and the only thing that has changed over the years is the methods that are used.While I follow all of this stuff, I do not let it consume me.

Moreso than the deal, assuming you're talking about four or fewer unit properties.

A high priced area isn’t necessarily a bad thing because you need to do fewer deals to make pretty good money.

You might also try your local title company...free searches would include trust deeds which will show junior liens..but judgments and mechanics liens will only be found via a more detailed and time consuming title report...which is usually pulled once a transaction is opened.