You guys have a wide variety of political and professional opinions.

I process property valuations (Broker Price Opinions - BPOs) for financial institutions on a regular basis.

In my opinion, it is a sneaky move that should not be allowed.Most of the FM properties we have bid on, we did not know that they were FM owned in the first place!

Let me pose this question, how many people on here give back to their communities, have you donated some sweat equity, give some money to a charity, even said a kind word to a homeless guy/ gal on the street.My personal opinion is that these political parties are set up to keep people under control and thats it.... everyone was so happy and filled with hope for obama now he's going to be the death of our america; there is no our america its is and always will be changing; john f. kennedy faced hell to get elected because he was catholic and it was though he was going to be taking orders from the pope, now he's looked back on with rose tinted glasses.People fight so hard against education and understanding the world outside of their little box; i've seen programs where people would shout burn the books but leave our bible alone; people still thinks the sun revolves around the earth, or don't know where the sun goes at night. . . its not about democrats or republicans i'm sure most of you guys know that those parties basically flipped during the civil rights era; i often hear people say were the party of abraham lincoln really what does that mean, in todays world it means nothing!

They gave me a sound and honest professional opinion of my financial life, helping me make some tough but needed decisions.

These are all good opinions and remember they are just that opinions and not a law to follow.

What do I know, that's just my opinion.

Buy and hold investors will do well post recession if they are buying during the recession.The era of real estate daytrading (flipping, wholesaling, etc.) is fast coming to a close.Of course, all of the forward looking items are just my opinions and your actual mileage may vary.

Like I have stated before. an investors "Basic" strategy should not really change due to market fluctuation, and in my opinion, balance is the key to any long term success regardless of market conditions!

Just an Opinion: As an investor, here's what I'd do if I were in your situation (bear in mind this is just my own opinion.