Remember, the stock market is a reflection of the good and services that publicly traded companies provide. 

There's bunch of trade offs but we invest in CA because it's close to home, high quality, high demand, and if anything goes wrong I don't have to hop on a plane to go see what's going on.

I've heard a lot about Frank-Dodd and our LLC "trading securities if we use private money or something like that.

It's the enigma of the free markets that trades on reason or emotions, the real bull and bear. 

She should have a General Contractor and other trades that she works with. 

I have personal and business credit myself, but it will be years before the LLC has enough of its own trade lines reporting and any bank will still want a personal guarantee. 

One of my trading accounts is exclusively a REIT share portfolio.  

Local dealership would give me $4000 check (no trade in required).

There is a publicly traded REIT that is an opportunity fund I can’t remember the exact spelling of the name but i think it’s bellpointe REIT

Self employed contractor electrician by trade, but do all aspects of construction.