Marginal operators and/or marginal assets will take on capital from one of the many, many pref equity funds/rescue capital providers out there.Ultimately, there is no sure fire way to guarantee any deal won't go south.  

Also Curtis there are laws about foreclosure rescue in CA. have you checked into those...

I have two of my own, both rescued. 2 girls Diva and Jawsly.

My pit bull is the best dog ever, sweet as can be, and she is a rescue so that is ok, right?""

If more than 2 major banks collapse, the EU would likely step in with some sort of rescue package and infuse new capital to shore up the remaining banks.This still could be the first domino and is worth observing for our own lessons.Thanks for the questions.

Once again, @Matthew Olszak comes to the rescue!  

If you are an experienced RE investor And familiar with the local RE foreclosure auction process, I have a friend who would like to talk with you. He and his family have a house under contract. Unfortunately, the curr...

That was one hell of a rescue.

Alternative uses that might help persuade the neighbor: dog rescue facility, or another animal rescue facility, storage, parking...In Marin County, California, when the rich neighbors complained about a housing development George Lucas (Star Wars producer) wanted to build, he built low-income housing instead.

So if I got an IRA and set that up with the max contribution for the year, would lenders be able to consider the money in that IRA as the necessary requirement of having 3 times the mortgage value post-closing?  I don...