However, owning Reserve Bank stock is quite different from owning stock in a private company.

I do quite well on Linked-in.

(the offer is in the low 30's as it was listed for $38k and the house appears in quite nice shape and the fact that if the furnace was shot or wiring, etc., we have already determined we'd buy the house anyway).

I've never been quite the same since. ;-) There's plenty of info here so check out the forums and ask questions along the way.

Me, my brother and my sister signed a quit claim deed to allow my mom to live in the house.

According to Bill Bronchick at one of our recent REIA meetings, a Special Warranty Deed is "in between" a Quit Claim and a General Warranty Deed.

Investing in OK is quite Okay these days... called #1 recession-proof city in the country according to Forbes... and actually saw a local news story here about job growth--now that's rare!

I quit buying properties with my money about 6 years ago.

So let's quit whining and get out there and make some BENJAMINS!!!

This would probably drive quite a few people away.