A Market of HopeWe have all read the papers and understand that 2008 was the worst year for stocks since the Great Depression.

The banking industry and wall street created "VAPOR PAPER" that had no intrinsic value.

Offset only on paper/plastic sheets.mailers, envelopes, business cards, signs, brochures, postcards, anything on paper really.Can do labels and stickers and can also do some screen printing on plastic but can't compete with the corrugated sign companies.

I've heard of people using 5"x5" stickers and putting them on dumpsters, at gas pumps, at bus stops etc.similar to bandit signs (they aren't flashy) but they put ur messages where people are. and stickers are smaller, and may last longer as hard to pull off etc.my personal idea with stickers is to get ones made that severely contrast the colors of the local (extremely popular) free weekly paper and put them on their boxes.

I should mention, when I started back in the 90s, I did not have internet, I had a cell phone that cost a fortune to use and a roll paper fax machine, and I still did over 100 deals per year!

Basically a cloud of title is a publicly recorded piece of paper saying that you have a contractual right to buy the property and you are putting a lien for $X against the property because of their default on that contract.When a title agent or attorney pulls the title, they will find the cloud and for title insurance to be issued they will have to get you to sign off on it.

Also, the performance of the property is taking into account.So, unemployment rate went up, even the A paper borrower might loose their jobs AND if property is not generating enough income...

Just track inventory, # of ads in paper, and how long rent and for sale signs atay up.

About the biggest downside is the loss of the write-off of passive losses, usually caused by depreciation and one of the main advantages of rentals when not primary job, reduce your taxable income.If a rental has a loss for the year including depreciation, which is very common in rentals, you can write off that loss versus other passive income ( investment gains, interest income) and lower your taxes, up to a limit.This paper loss vs real income will be lost as you don't pay taxes on gains in IRA or 401k and cannot write-off the IRA loss versus non-IRA income.With prices the way they are, low, and expected capital gains due to the unusually low prices of houses at the moment, not a killer point, but one to be aware of.Speak to your tax guy about the rules for a full view of the affects.Cheers.

By the time I buy stamps ($1400), envelopes, paper for my flyers, etc..I looking at $2500 maybe more by the time it all said and done.