When looking for a more permanent home, young people would rather have a rental they can just move out at the end of the lease as opposed to trying to sell a home and hope they get what they paid for it.There are a million reasons why people rent. 

We are considering turning it into a rental and buying a similar property as a permanent residence to start our investing career.

Somehow the mental image must be of some fat cat rolling around giving orders, not showing up in work boots and doing some yard work. 

If you have 10 divisions of your business and 2 are dogs, you just cut the fat!!

Certain pockets like Houston do better as companies with fat profits expand hiring of execs but the country as a whole doesn't do well.

To own a business I want FAT profit returns of 20% plus margins to make it worthwhile.This owner says he is motivated and then in another breathe even though in his 70's says he is not.

Our Realtor's standard contract here in Illinois leaves space for an address and "Permanent Index Number" which is a unique number that each property is assigned around here and used by the county for record keeping.

You reminded me of my Navy days when our facetious formation brief between a section lead and his wingman was, "I only want to hear 3 things out of you: 'Yes Sir', 'You're on FIRE', and (at a bar) 'Don't worry, I got the fat one'."

Wall Street also got fat . . . .

That common denominator was the fat chick that always came and got her friend before we could complete our mission.