This reply isn't meant AT ALL to be political (I'm a big fan of capitalism, probably fall closer to the "rich" side than the "poor" side and don't begrudge anyone earning and keeping anything), so don't take it that way and let's try not to slip down a political rathole...With that said, I think the statistic presented is completely meaningless...This is one of those situations where talking about "averages" is very misleading.

At 38, I don;t expect much from SS, retirement will come from assets I have built, businesses I own, and cash flows I hold.

For the Buyer S H O R T (So Highly Obnoxious Real-estate Trick) sale is the world's biggest black whole with a complete lack of transparency for the buyer.

And Kama Ward will be glad to know Biltmore is safe at 175,000sfIf anyone is interested in the house Bill Gulley mentioned here is a video:http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/44607760/ns/today-today_news/t/take-tour-billionaires-high-tech-castle/#.UAVVcnDXGMYActually some of the green and disaster-proof technology he is incorporating is pretty cool.

If a box was checked it meant that the weather had been given for example.I adapted the flight strip system to my RE, on a white board with deals as they came in at the top and a horizontal series of boxes and comments.

Here is a little tool we use: It is the "Meant to be Philosophy"When we lose a deal, we try and not focus on the money we might have just lost, but the money we just made by a better deal that is on its way!

But, assuming that you meant market value, yes buying a property valued at 107K for 95K is a HORRIBLE DEAL!

Is it any wonder that US automakers aren’t able to compete with foreign makes?

video=pop&t=a It appears that Obama supporters blindly believed some flashy marketing and a plug by an african american daytime TV talkshow celebrity and bought a product that has turned out to be a huge let down and did so without doing a closer examination into the actual quality of product they were buying.

Yet his statement seemed out of bounds so i clairfied asking if he meant with construction work for his company.