It is a good community to network and learn about all aspects of real-estate investing.

If the court approves that request, even prior to finalization of the proceeding, the property can be sold.There is also another aspect of the bankruptcy and foreclosure.

If that country is central to a larger region, you maintain at least some control over that region.While the U.S. may not need the oil specifically, having control over the Iraqi oil fields and production provides the U.S. a good degree of control over political aspects of the region they otherwise couldn't.Though I still maintain it was just as much for personal profit by senior officials in the last administration as well as personal retaliation again Saddam by W for the assassination attempt on his father.

I've seen a number of lots like this around here and its a positive aspect of the lot.

good point--I didn't think of the forgery aspect.

But I know what you meant, so barring all of the above aspects, I think Mark makes a good point, REITs might give you the long term returns without much of the hands on management.

Though I couldn't disagree with Mike more about most aspects of life, the man gives good advice in select areas :mrgreen: .This makes sense for most landlords on this website.

He went on with the education aspect and promised "town hall meetings" to meet with those concerned, yada-yada-yada.

There is not a single aspect that's not trashed...

While I do have silver and gold in units small enough to do small transactions, I think the best bet is to diversify between a myriad of investments.Man has survived for thousands of years as "hunters and gatherer's" and it is only the last 200-300 years, the industrial revolution, that we have become reliant on so much technology.