When they got too old to fight and defend their country they ventured off into other aspects of life.How many countries can you think of that do not require some form of public contribution to benefit the country, how many?

We are not quite sure what aspect of REI we want to focus on to start, but we are looking at Tax Sales and Trustee Auctions.

:D Specifically I am looking to research, understand aspects of due diligence and some tips for taking a zoned ready to go project to financing.

That way, people who specialize in certain aspects of investing can pick up your questions.

In planning, there are many social aspects that must be considsered and you have to address social, economic opportunities, hosuing, transportation and other elements to make a new neighborhood in blighted areas.Ten years later, the city is still carrying out the plans we laid out for neighborhood revitalization, so it takes time.

Some of those factors are: 1) Drive to succeed 2) Understanding of your area 3) Understanding of the financial aspect 4) Capital/Means to finance 5) Luck The above are only some of the things you MUST have in order to succeed.

Don't forget to call your credit card companies, you know, where you carry those big balances, and tell them to switch your personal card over to a corporate card, that way you can avoid all the financial aspects to regulate your lender.

Personally I use QuickBooks and I use Excel for many aspects of accounting as well.

One major, troublesome aspect with government work is measuring it *output*.As Rich above stated, we could pay 2,200 people $50K each to pick up trash but are cleaner parks and streets *worth* $50K per year ... assuming one trash collector per community.

Another aspect is that we have resources that other countries do not have and that our track record is pretty wasteful, another cause of resentment.