I diversify my holdings about 65% in my immediate possession, the rest stored with GoldMoney.com (they store it for you in vaults) I know you just asked about storing, but since it's related to the topic I figured I would mention an interesting article relating the the price of gold to real estate.

Your complaint will include two counts, the first for restitution of the premises (possession) and the second for  money damages.

@Steve HungerfordYou have to be able to demonstrate that when you took possession of the property that you had the intent to hold it for productive invest use (if you intended to rent it out that would qualify).

I learned a lesson that day, for example, IF you see a drug laying on the street, and you know what it is, DO NOT pick it up even if it is your purpose to destroy it to keep it from someone, even a child because the minute you do, you are in possession.

If they backlog is several months away, as I hear they are now, you can still file for the evection in circuit court, since that is a civil action for possession and not ask for rents as a creditor, or obtain the stay and proceed.

As for the pending possession issue, someone's going to have to step up and deal with sellers if they don't gave a pot to p** in.Trying to come up with a long term plan may be tough.

Where I'm at, anecdotally, I have found that 'college rentals' seem to confer some sort of self-perceived 'status' on the owner, and they are much sought after possessions, usually among highly educated but otherwise strangely naive people.Around here, I think flipping is dead or dying, and if a potential college rental does not cash-flow immediately, it is not a good deal -- except for a few local PhDs who wish to add 'landlord' to their resume, and still do not understand money.I do not buy for appreciation, unless I can force it.

Let's see what the sites you posted say: "In 2002, Ali was charged with making false statements to the FBI and to financial institutions, identity fraud, and credit card fraud.[2] Al-Marri was alleged to be in possession of more than 1750 credit card numbers, along with the names of the account holders, none of whom were Al-Marri.

Meanwhile I have 10 applications from people who have come by during our rehab that would love to rent a unit, including one woman who wants the unit she lived in for 11 years before the bank ran her out after they took possession earlier this year.

The sellers are not going to die on you and they will have the means to repurchase any note sold that may be required to be under your agreement, however, if a broker takes possession and sells, better do your due diligence on them.