BAC issued a lot of debt (roughly $240B increase in 2009 over two years... that's $240,000,000,000) and these increases were attributable (per BAC SEC filings) to support growth in overall assets and enhance BAC's liquidity as well as finance the Merill Lynch acquisition.

It sounds like you see the potential for a growth in a certain area, but now you need to start doing some research to see if what you are seeing is a reality.

In your experience, how will this affect my ability to sell the property?

For a flip you usually have to do more extensive rehab to sell to a retail buyer.The broker is going to go with the buyers who prove and show they have the ability to buy with the least amount of headache.

Compare that statement to some others in the industry: "We believe that responsive technical support is a requirement for our continued growth."

Both, your ability to qaulify and staying under your entitlement.Look in the yellow pages for mortgages, most banks do government loans as well as many mortgage companys.....pick one, call several, but you won't find much difference on VAs.

Money, or the potential of money, has the ability to change people.

As far as biggest benefit to RE investing another HUGE benefit in my opinion that is just as high up as the ability to leverage is the ability to actually have passive gains in the real world but be able to show a paper loss in the accounting world, again by the use of our friend called depreciation.

(avoids probate complications and maybe estate tax, if that is a concern... not for me)However, since they are in an LLC in my name, I don't know if it affects my ability to do so... any thoughts.http://www.transfer-on-death-deeds.com/transfer-on-death-deeds.com/Home.htmlhttp://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/free-books/avoid-probate-book/chapter5-1.html

Lamar Cannon, you will more gains in your land's value/better growth in rents in you are in the expansion cross hairs as opposed to in it now.