A relative was visiting and noticed an odd stain in kitchen wall, and...Another file involved a guy in prison who's father had died while trying to repair a wiring problem in the attic when a fire erupted and he fell to his death.

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It's often said that public speaking is the #1 fear in America even above death, but I posit that it's actually fear of admitting a mistake which supercedes fear of public speaking and even death.Defending your position is, of course, your right and your prerogative.Actually, you remind me a lot of so many people who come to our weekly meeting saying, "I've been investing for decades.

You can do detective work to try and discern it (bad tenants, financial distress, etc) but sometimes it may be a life change (divorce, death, retirement, moving), wanting to cash out, tired of being landord, or simply they feel it is a good time to sell. 

The private equity firms are making tons of money as they strangle the businesses to death.

Expenses and commissions are held to an absolute bare minimum when the death benefit is driven out of the policy and the focus is on maximizing cash value.Its great place to store your cash, earn a good return, and have liquidity for when deals present themselves.

Without boring everyone to death, here's some quick background on my real estate adventures.

Follow your gut here, this loan officer is misguiding you.The grey area comes in if you buy the property with the intention of occupying it, then you do actually move into the property as planned, and then a few months later some unforeseen life circumstance comes up (death, divorce, out of state job offer, etc). 

Take over their feed and you wil starve them to death.

This can add significant amounts of money to your closing costs.Another huge issue I often see with REO's is HVAC systems that are either dead, or very close to death.