retirement and where to retire it is definately a topic to discuss....and it seems that Mexico is the #1 choice to many Americans....Why?...

Particularly the old American kind.

Very little is going to the "traditional" American farmer, who no longer exists.all cash

If you are getting financing, do not go through a Countrywide retail shop for the actual financing.

As you know, those are nice and sometimes hard-to-find qualities in the mortgage industry.If I do another commercial loan (and I may have to if I build another 10-unit next to the existing 10-unit), I'll shop around quite a bit.

This couple (she did the shopping and he was a doormat) are the type that you would see shopping at Safeway and you would not think twice.

Additionally a rule such as 1-1-6, which seems Un-American by limiting competition in business-to-business transactions, probably would have resulted in many individuals and business unknowingly violating the rule and being subject to potential fines for promoting the repair of properties and helping to stabilize homes values.I would think that many would ask “Why did the Board (DORA) promote the interest of mortgage brokers, limit competition, and slow the recovery of property values (and the economy) when many of the statutes passed to help protect tax payers and homeowners from predatory lending and restore a stability to property values?”

I put an offer on a property and now shopping for a good source to finance the deal.

Most tenants are not interested in fresh paint while they are living there yet a new tenant shopping for a place will pass on a unit if the paint is old and dirty/'worn'.John Corey

Your credit score alone gives you more worth than many Americans.