If a broker constantly makes decisions based on a feeling that "getting something is better than getting nothing" then they will soon be out of business.

I don't think any of the auto companies should get any money - they made short sighted decisions based on a North American market centric viewpoint that's biting them in the *** now.

And no, not even the "seasoned shelf corp" scam will overcome that, lenders will look at the financials of the owners unless and until you are publicly traded with a long history of audited financial reports.

I say do Both...but I actively trade currency and It's kind of nice not to have to deal with people, banks and properties when you are trading ;D I can do much better than 10% per year trading on my own, but there's +'s and -'s with any investment.But I enjoy doing both so I can't see me giving up one to do the other solely.

I want to build a business at warp speed since the market is ripe for investing but I don't want to make bad decisions.

I know some go back 5 years, and am not sure if this is because it is just impossible to find low income tenants w/out one of these two items in their past or if it is just a business decision to compromise and get a tenant into the property.

Now we have to make this decision by tomorrow and somehow find this money.

It sounds good and we've 'learned' from the depression but it still ultimately won't work as the decision makers won't know the reasons for this current crisis until at least 5 years after it's over.I have to disagree with Aaron, and many others, though; instead of massive inflation, I believe we're in, and going to stay in, a prolonged period of deflation.

I'm quite certain those who make these decisions understand the impact; I'm also quite certain that they have no desire to change the process.

Prior to the Civil War, the US was referred to in the the plural ("The United States are great trading partners" for instance).