I just don't see the wealth and wealthy to play the real estate game as it once was.

If you can't stack the deck in your favor in this way, then you're not ready to play the game ... find somebody who can and watch carefully how they shuffle.

It is probable that under a free market economy the DOW would have fallen below 4000.However, we do not live in a free market global economy and given that government-financial sector complex has virtually unlimited ability to create money and absorb debt if it is done on a global scale they can play the system any which way they choose to.The DOW has tested 6500 recently and moved up sharply since.

Don't play the blame game.

Don't you love this business, a few years ago agents begged you to make an offer on a foreclosure,,I wish I had done 1/10th of the deals I didn't do because they weren't good enough (to me at that time).Now everyone is buying, I'm seeing a house I could have picked up for $70k a few years ago, rehabbed and listed (I didn't say sold) for $140k today,,,guess what, it was probable worth more than $70k a few years ago and isn't worth $140k now, but that's the marketWe are in a hot market, you just have to play the market however it is at the time.

Do you play the cycles?

Typical to play the old black card. 

This is what I am seeing... Millenia's are pushing the rebirth of the urban areas around me. The are getting married later, want to be around social situations and close to friends (very close) But as soon as they set...

Got to play the expense versus capitalize game to suit you best.

If you're going to play the other guy's game, you need to either master their game or play a different one.