One hour in and I can't stop exploring...

All you will have to pay at the settlement table are closing costs.If the property is generating a positive cash flow, you may want to explore this option before putting the property on the market.

Local, small bank, bad asset.So, under certain circumstances, I agree with Bill and Rob that it is a viable option worth exploring especially if your risk tolerance is high.

If someone else owns the rights, your yard is not exempt from mineral exploration or extraction.

You may also explore getting some credit lines with local banks if you have some collateral to put up.

If you wanted to explore these areas we could talk.

That's funny.Rather than spend money on that I would like to see the project to Europa happen.It is one of the ice moons with glacier like ice surface with cracks opening and closing.The scientists believe and underwater ocean is beneath the ice.Where there is water and oxygen there can be forms of life.The project talks about sending an unmanned submarine into one of the cracks with a camera to explore.There are literally millions to billions of planets thought to exist.Some mimick the exact conditions of Earth but are too far away with current technology to reach.I personally do not think we are the only thing out there.The science adds up to existence on other planets.I find it fascinating but can understand why with the current economic crunch we need to fix the stuff on our own planet before exploring others.

I would be interested in exploring further.

And we've been exploring the area the last two days and watched 2 exceptional deals go off the market just as we tried to make an offer.

Our conversations recently got very real, exploring the possibilities of using this money to invest in multi-family, such that my relative gets short-term cash flow and tax benefits, but that the equity growth and future ownership would fall to my family.