Or the occasional wife changed her mind and its been used so we can't return it.Get in good with the people at the pro desk.  

I have several friends that are very wealthy and other than occasionally having access to a family cabin or beach house, they blend in easily with everybody else.

Occasionally you will find deals that are on the MLS, but very rarely...

I mostly use my RE license for the benefit of my own business, but I'll occasionally represent other investors that I know to buy and sell property.

I usually met people as a paramedic at the tail end or somewhere close to the tail end of what were usually a long series of bad choices, sometimes a short series of bad choices, occasionally just plain bad luck.Our choices on all aspects of life are cumulatively profound - health, diet, exercise, realtionships, happiness, anger.

Yes, my real estate investments may lose money occasionally.

Liquor/Beer (manufacturer, also distributorships)Hedge fund managersManufacturing companies (ownership of consumer and commercial products) This is the largest group of families in our departmentMovie producers/Authors/Creatives (who also have licensing deals for toys/music/designs etc)Shipping/Logisitics company ownersInsurance company ownersThe rare and occasional CEO who did not start the business but was leader for a decade or more and expanded the business.A couple of really cool people who invented and patented some basic manufacturing processes.

I occasionally hire day laborers for stuff that just needs two people.

We also show them, in the SFRs, how to read the water meter so they can check occasionally for leaks even if they don't see any...the needle on the meter will be moving even when there is no water running.

It's refreshing to see the occasional mainstream media article questioning the Fed's role/power lately.