Originally posted by Tim Wieneke: it amazes me how many people don't get the concept that it isn't about the price On second thought....maybe it's our natural inclination as consumers to over focus on face price without examining true cost.

The proof of a consumer learning curve is in the data-flavored pudding.

Welcome... in addition to the many books you have read... there is enough content on BP to consume the next month of reading time.Good Luck!

Just don't go to a bunch of different meetings - probably time consuming - have one dinner type meeting or something.

I realize these types of sales can be time consuming, but is there any protection for us in stating a possible time frame to have a decision made, or allow us out of the contract?

Not long ago, there was a uproar when the Director of the Consumer Protection Agency chose to visit Florida instead of Virginia to review the situation.

Tax cuts create wealth and is stimulative, government redistribution consumes wealth and is wasteful.

Uwe- is the division by 2 included in your cap rate calculation in order to represent the amount of the income stream consumed by maintenance, in this case, 50 percent?

Then consuming what he bought, he gets sick, because he could not get a return of his money.Basically what eddie is referring to in that it does not matter how sweet a deal is if you can not rent it, it will just end up consuming other money while it just sits there and melts in your pocket.The economy is moving into territory where six month from now may be the same as today.We used to speculate on how home prices will affect the economy, and now we are speculating on how the economy will affect home prices.

My 2010 goal is to take my wholesaling business full-time (at least the income), use it to pay off all of my consumer debts, put $10,000 in the bank for a rainy day, fix my house up to my specs, and save up enough reserve to buy my first rehab.