Most Americans who rent do not have $5k or $10k ready to put down as a deposit for 1-2 yrs. 2.

Has anyone bought performing notes from JW Warr's American Note Warehouse web site?

Executive Summary:Because of the real estate I own, and prospective potential purchases, I wanted to know more about where we are in the real estate cycle in the SF Bay Area.

Come to find out, we owed almost 30 years of back taxes which were substantially more than the value of the land, so we hired an attorney to have the taxing authorities release us from the suit once once we executed a deed transferring the property to taxing entities. 

A piece I was quoted from in Multifamily Executive Magazine The Apartment Market Cycle Peak Is Here, It’s Just Not Evenly Distributed Yet said domestic investors particularly retirement money (think pension plans) looking for yield or returns of any kind are in a tough spot.

You don't stop it just because you have a contract and no one is going to talk to you at the bank without it being listed on the MLS, fully executed purchase and sale agreement, disclosures, proof of funds, etc. 

There was the ABKA (american boarding kennels association) but they have dissolved. 

Also from the HML standpoint, your exit strategy needs to be executed almost flawlessly otherwise you're going to be stuck with high monthly payments. 

We wrote an article that I think you'll find valuable . . . check it out:Investing in American Real Estate While Serving in the US Military

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