If I had gotten on my high horse, and refused to pay a broker a buyers fee, my partner and I would have foregone a profit of in excess of $119,000 (our legal bill was $1500) on a 202,500 investment in less than 30 days.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Might also keep some horses and other animals, hence the zoning question.

I call it the "Race to 0" and enjoy the battle of getting to it. 

With the 1031 there are certain dates that have to be met or the exchange could fall apart.Joel Owens has mentioned seeing big commercial buyers racing a 1031 deadline, and ending up either settling or buying a deal that didn't fit what they were really looking for.

And they talking the sellers.So what's the argument, the cart before the horse?

Rush hour is so much better when I am listening to education about how to get out of the Rat race. =)

Colony Homes will probably soon follow, and it looks like a race to acquire.

Absolute newbie here both to BP and realestate.Right now I am stuck in the rat race working as an account manager for an IT company and am going to devote myself to realestate investment as an exit strategy.My plan is to start with buy and hold and then start looking at flipping and wholesaling once I get better at estimating the amount of work a house or building needs.I am wide open to feedback and guidance from all the wonderful people here.Thanks,Luther

I want to use that opportunity to pursue bigger problems, whether they be in urban revitalization, tech, or international development.For me, financial freedom is a chance to be free from the rate race, but not a chance to be free from investment.