.- Excellent point; I'm mixing up the term "accredited" with "verified/certified"Account Closed - Great post.

Only in pro forma analysis would unrecognized income be considered and mixing actual and anticipated income together is totally incorrect.Not only from an any acceptable accounting stand point but from any logical system that can have any accuracy at all.

BTW - We're trying to get BiggerPockets nominated for an award similar to the Oscars or Emmys (for tech companies) called the Crunchies 2008.Please Nominate BiggerPockets for a Crunchie for Best Bootstrapped Startup - For a company that has raised less than $100,000 cumulatively from individuals, angels or others.EVERYONE CAN VOTE AND HELP!

As an investor, there are two steps you can take to improve your ability to handle the coming year:•Actively Manage the Asset Mix -- look to be contrarian (this is our primary job).•Develop Reasonable Expectations -- Wishful thinking is not a strategy.It's not what you make, it's what you keep.

In other words, seperate bank account from your personal, do not mix funds, document transactions and keep records of documents.

The tech bubble bursting was our first strike.

How have you used tech in real estate so far?

As far as hardwood, I would use anything from Minwax (Home Depot carries it) Natural, to Golden Oak, to Early American, or mix some together to create what you want.

Talk with the A\C tech, they will run some calculations based on your current CFM on the ducts going to that room.

Obama administration's proposal to sell tens of thousands of foreclosed properties owned by government-backed entities and then convert them to rentals gets mixed reviews.http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904823804576500642356065356.htmlHow do you think this could affect most investors on this board?