His rent level was good enough to put up with the utility bills for a couple of months, but not at this high level......

- then they come back around in a month or two with a whole new round of free seminars - you completely did the right thing - use it as a tool at first, but don't invest in it as your one and only real estate bible - the cost of these upper level seminars can really take a valuable chunk out of a beginners cash for deals - just my opinion, I'm sure it has worked for some people - good luck to you - Ryan

I'm looking for a 30%-40% drop in the stock market from these levels and I'm perfectly fine staying in cash at 0% right now-my 0.15% last year beat the S&P 500 by nearly 40% in 2008.

According to Marcus and Millichap apartment complexes are still holding as long as they can make it through the toughest year we will face yet in 2009 I quote from their website: "The challenge will be getting through 2009, which will require exceptional tenant retention, aggressive marketing at the property level and an unwavering focus on operations."

Go to your group thread and under the topic you wish to follow, click on the box on the upper right "Monitor topic" and then click on "set" Hope that helps.

I'm not sure if you read my last post in the thread you were referring to Matty, but the point I was tyring to get across there is that everyone's situation, experience level, and goals are different when it comes to investing in real estate.

There is still dirt supporting both ends of the pad where it meets the neighboring pads, but I'm concerned that that supporting dirt will cave in and the sidewalk, level now, will tip or --I don't know the term--subside?

Fiscal ResponsibilityOutside of that, I'd rather see a political party that pretty much does nothing else on the federal level.

I would be interested to hear any constructive comments.Area Location: Northeast DenverSquare Footage: 1219Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms 3 Two Levels Style: Condo/Townhouse Financial Information:Comparables: $169.725Assessors: $189,600Bank of America $173,700Average Rental $1050ROI .14 (.65 factor used)Rehab cost maximum $30,000 (should be less)Asking $59,000$1000 Earnest MoneyI am hoping that this will be a quick wholesale deal

Would those be clasified as a fixer upper???