I wish I had more time and money to DO more, but I am not sure I would feel passionate about RE if I was MANDATED to do it to put food on the table.Also, when I bought my rental and then leased it: there was just this feeling of participating in the stream of life.

I'm guessing that like you, others may not be able to put an actual number on the benefit, but I hope that doesn't stop people from participating in this thread.If you've derived any benefit from the site, but can't quantify monetarily, please share what you can similar to how Marc has.His story is fantastic, and as we can all see, the site has benefited his business in many different ways.

Selling a single note to someone off the street without the borrower consenting will be a tough hill to climb, unless the bank is offering the note for sale to institutional investors.

Thanks to all who come and participate.

Otherwise, the are not assumable from institutional lenders.

Big institutional investors are following the trend.

I am very active in my local REIAs, but there are plenty of investors that never participate in those.

It is a conservative interpretation of equity and is perfectly valid for someone who does not participate in upside when investing in a project.

I was trying to find out who plans on participating in any tax sale in 2011 ?

Thanks for joining us and I'll look forward to learning more about you as you participate on BiggerPockets.Do we call you Scott or D.