The majority of my investing career has been in North Idaho and I still own some properties there.

Even with my low income tenants, the vast majority have never had a felony.

The Americans are going to do whatever they can to revive their economy, even if it means destroying the U.S. dollar.†The Dollar Index on ICE Futures, which tracks the greenback versus six major U.S. trading partners, fell 11 percent since Nov. 21, when it reached 88.46, the highest in 19 months.

Population trends, major employers, vacancy rates, and the like.

AmEx is majorly hurting right now.

It seems to me, and this is just an opinion, that the vast majority of them on both sides are elitists in their hearts, and carry such an insane sense of arrogance that despite their inherent lack of wisdom and perspective, they honestly think that they know better than we do what's best for us, and act upon that without regard for the freedom that is supposed to be part and parcel of why we are so lucky to be living here.

Generally speaking, a majority of investors have full-time jobs that force them to miss out on a majority of the excellent deals.

What do the majority of investors use and what to banks look for?

Any work done on the rented unit itself is 100 percent deductible.Larger projects, such as major improvements, fences, landscaping and other projects that add significantly to the property's value, are deductible at the same percentage as repairs and maintenance, but they are usually capitalized and depreciated over time.

The Fed announced a plan to bail peole out if they are at risk of foreclosure:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090127/ts_nm/us_usa_fed_foreclosure

Of course, if you were responsible and took out a loan that you could a...