And to take it a step further, wouldn't you dislike it if the DGA allowed 'hobbyist directors' to compete for employment by bidding down pay scales and benefits?

I an my LLC need the creditably for line of credit. For commercial real estate company purchase.

For example, Harrah's just might decide their hotels on the east side of the strip are just fine, rather than trying to knock them all down and building something to compete with City Center.

I'm looking for a place to put some of my (potential) money into and have been thinking about building an office for my company.Are there any special things I should look out for concerning building a mixed-use office type building (I'd like maybe a 4 story, with retail shops on the first floor).I'm trying to think of anything that i haven't covered , I feel pretty competent concerning traffic volume/Location , land costs , zoning , vacancy rates ,ect.

The masses are dumb enough to believe that and you can't compete with that!

Here are the big competing articles on the subject:http://www.johntreed.com/dueonsale.htmlversushttp://www.legalwiz.com/due-on-sale-clauseNote that Bronchick is a lawyer and John Reed is not.

If so many investors are competing to buy pre-foreclosures, then why don't the current owners simply get all the people who send them these yellow letters to bid against each other?

A TRUE mentor will take you on as sort of an employee with a non-compete contract for XXX amount of time and HE pays you during that period.

In many auctions in CA, you are competing with thousands of owner occupant buyers willing to pay top dollar so it makes it much more difficult to get the deal you need as an investor.

AMCs are taking up to 40 percent of the total appraisal fee and are not being regulated to ensure that their appraisers are licensed and competent.