Az, TX and GA are states that you see people exercising their rights right out in the open.I find it amusing that we are all shell shocked at the image of armed citizens at a Presidential town hall meeting.

What do you love to do, what do you do well, what do you suck at, and what do you hate to do... do not short yourself on this exercise take some real time and search yourself.

I am, however, ready to jump back in and get the ball rolling.

Also, what would be a ball park offer price with those considerations in mind along side the tax benefit of 50%?

Help when you can and don't try to when you can't...it is an exercise in futility.

I've known situations where bigger guys like us are occasionally hit and the "insulation" actually absorbs the impact enough to cause the ball to bounce off without breaking.

My wife, for example, when she tackles a new project, she’ll go to the bookstore for two days, and come back up-to-date on her new area of expertise.There are, however, many people who like to learn differently – people who prefer to learn in a classroom environment with interactive exercises, discussions, and face to face learning.

It's a short sale and they've got 30 days to get the lien holder approval (they actually advertised it as pre-negotiated, but wanted 90 days for this).In the meantime, I want to keep searching and making offers on properties.My Realtor doesn't seem to be inclined to make official low ball offers - his reasoning is that it's "insulting" to the seller's agent and wastes everyone's time.

He had the property listed at 80K, which is in the ball park.

Subtract about 20%-25% of that price and you have a ball park.