I understand Fear is a big obstacle, but I figure if I can lead men and women through the streets of Baghdad I may be able to motivate a few here in the states.

When I watch a movie like Wall Street, I cannot understand half the terms they are talking about, and I really want to.

I simply understand and recognize a certain "street" mentality with regard to a way of "doing business".

I am actually talking about land that is just being developed - streets, curb, gutters, sidewalks, underground, etc. all just starting to go in.Remember, when you discuss areas that are good, you need to be sure you are not in areas that have already topped out.

How you'll get the most out of BiggerPockets is to understand how to navigate through it and understand that it's a two way street.

I got rid of three water heaters that way - just put them by the shed where they could be seen from the street.

It's hard enough these days getting a loan when your credit is great and you are sitting on piles of cash.When a bunch of foreclosures happened 3 to 5 years ago the investors on Wall Street where loans were sold off to took heavy losses.

There are other things like CMBS loans have early pre-pay penalties because the rate and term is guaranteed to the buyers on Wall Street when they sell off the loan in slices.

We have several neighborhoods and in south county and in Worcester MA by where I live you hear of neighborhoods or streets known for partying. 

One way is to look at the street address of the court record and the address history of the person as shown in the credit report.When I check criminal records on tenants and contractors, I use name and known addresses; for tenants I tell them that a match of name and date of birth on a criminal record is considered a match (I am not going to go crazy trying to determine if two or more people with the same name and date of birth exist).