It's diversified across real estate sectors and their holdings are 100% liquid (the REITs are publicly traded, too).

Hey Darryl, I'll trade EBooks with you.

As a proper business, that utilizes credit information to make financial decisions, you pay business rates for this information.

That is an investing decision that is not tied to the net income after operating expenses.John Corey

You did not specify what people are buying and selling.I worked for an investment bank who traded $1 billion each day.Large numbers just have more zeros.John Corey

To insulate you from as much risk as possible, I suggest: - Trading financing flexibility for maximum selling price

They can not make decisions and then implement them.

Smart decision?

For this we obtain multiple bids, compare and make recommendations, coordinate the efforts, oversee the actual work on site (periodically checking progress, documenting with photos, making decisions and change orders when necessary), inspecting and documenting the finished job, reviewing punch list items and authorizing final payment.OTOH, if you are talking about a LARGE project, or development type work...I have no idea!

A bank can make an internal decision to prevent all deals involving an assignment.