I try to stay clear of the blogs and the radicals, although some would say that is what the mainstream press has become.

West DM is great - I am pretty familiar with the DM area, I have a lot of friends in the radio business down there (Clear Channel).

I don't know if it's socialist but it is a clear example of the corruption we're in.This bailout is the equivalent of dumping taxpayer dollars into WorldCom to prop it back up, taking Bernie Ebbers out of prison and giving him a bonus, then blaming 401k's and tech stock investors for their scandalous greed.

Also keep in mind that no bank can transfer clear title to you unless they pay all taxes and fees from their taking title to delivery to you.

I would say if you can afford to pay cash, then pay the cash and wait about 6mths or a yr and then take out a home equity line of credit on the property.Whenever you can purchase a property free and clear, I would definitely recommend going that route.

Lease options offer you a fantastic way to clear large profits without cash, credit or risk.

It's very clear that most people will keep voting for the dorks that helped create this mess, and the dorks will evidently hire the guys that made the problem to help "fix" it.I'd suggest an economic revolution.

So we can market the contract and if we have written permission (possibly an addition in the contract) to market the property we can then market the property as well (so long as we make it clear we do not own the property)?

I have a friend with a net worth that clears $100 million.

Jason, The other part about my area is that we have several big apartment buildings and when you drive by during the summer, you can clearly see ripped screens with curtains hanging outside the windows.