I don't hate my job (I dislike it when people say they hate their jobs), but I have no desire to continue here long-term.

I think it is great that you've already jumped in on the forums and I hope that you'll continue to participate and get involved in the BiggerPockets community!

And if the property was under contract, why were you expecting them to continue negotiating on price?

Keep it short and simple and RUN THE AD CONTINUOUSLY (very important).

You should be able to, maybe continuing education or something?....

I wish you lots of luck in continuing your success!

It may be decades until we see the markets of 5 years ago.As far as the downward trend and the sub-prime crisis as it relates to REOs, I think we will continue to head downward (it will get worse from an economy perspective) for another year or two then will turn upward.Of course the 'downturn' is when you buy and the 'upturn' is when you sell, if you choose to sell.The hardest part, of course, is getting the lenders to lend.

Earlier today, I was sent an article from the folks at Forbes that they thought our readers would be interested in.The article is a great read and brought a new perspective to things for me.Subprime In Sheep's Clothing talks about how a new trend in the industry, a mass of defaults in Alt-A loans, may continue the downward pressure on the markets right where the sub-prime loans left off.This one is worth looking at!

This might seem very unconventional, and this is totally just my own opinion, but maybe you should just take a look at what the most is you are going to get out it financially after lawyers, and decide if this is really worth the emotional drain and continued hurt.

Maybe, because the loan will continue to show up on their credit report.