Cash in that sense has been a big winner.I will continue to invest in cash as a hedge for another year.

As far as government is concerned towards small business - they discourage it and want you to continue being a tax slave for big business.

Watch the republican debates, it is continuously brought up.

I think I will discuss extending the option 6 months at the current agreed upon purchase price and continue doing so every six months until the appraisal comes in at that price.

He will also continue to receive the scholarship money to use towards other investments for the next three years.Originally, he was spending a lot of time with me looking at owner financed properties.

Most have to do with continual communication, transparency, pre-approval thresholds, and accountability standards.One note, as a long distance investor, you will almost certainly not be able to get local bank financing.

Through networking in my area, I keep hearing "FHA wont approve" and continuously see "cash or conventional financing only" on the listing.

So I told my agent I'll pass on this property and continue to look for the next deal.

I actually closed on two residential lots yesterday, so yes, people do continue to buy lots depending on the area and the price.

Over the next two years I plan on using existing cash flows from my current portfolio to 1) continue the aggressive debt paydown on these two balloons and 2) purchase an additional 6 SFH or fewer multi-families totaling about $150,000 in total acquisition costs.The options I see are:1) current situation- continue paying off the two 6.625% mortgages over the next 28 months.