Yet the flippers always ignore her advice, can't sell, then decide to rent the home out, or vow to never flip again.The Real Deal is ok but a little too heavy on the sentimental stuff.

If you're one of those people who puts Constitutional freedom first, you probably think Bush messed up this country more than any other President in history.Which is why there is so much disagreement about the legacy of Bush and the importance of being able to say he prevented future attacks.2) His strong foreign policy alienated much of the world, and created negative sentiment that will likely create future terrorist threat against our country.

These comments are a great reminder of the sentiment during the actual crash.

I probably don't deserve to be on that list, Ralph, but thanks much for the very kind sentiments...As Will so eloquently said, I'll try to live up to it!

The 10-year treasury spike post-election caused many question marks in the market, but as the picture of what the new administration will set forth is painted, market sentiment will become more concrete. 

With a large number being mothballed.The new administration likely goes soft on new regulation enforcement, but with a very low price of natural gas, and general anti coal sentiment out there, I don't see a swing back to coal again anytime soon. 

But I'm not going to be living here myself, so I'm not sentimental about it; I just want to do whatever will help the house sell.

I still stick to the sentiment that it's sketchy to pay all at once though!

You are getting good feedback above as to the difference between *owning* the Real Estate vs *Making a Loan* to someone else for Real Estate.I happen to disagree with the sentiment of some that a SDIRA is a 'bad place to hold real estate'.

.#1 Advice: DO NOT let sentiment get in the way of the right business decision.