The long-term Cash-Shiller data, adjusted for inflation, shows that over the long term (decades) house prices are flat.

Lots of people paying in excess of $1000 a month for studio and one bedroom apartments.

Advertise that you will throw in a cheap flat screen at low monthly interest rates or something they value most. :)

I agree with your the rich cannot continue to be taxed excessively but in many cases the rich often have the resources to legally avoid paying many of the taxes that they have levied against them.

A court could determine your cleaning bill to be excessive and adjust it.If it does get to SCC, get the lawyer, and be prepared.

I was calling a few local Title companies in my local area of Tomball, TX to find out prices to do a lien search on the sellers properties, as well as asking how much they would charge to record the Option Agreement, and 2 of them told me flat out "No" and a third that I emailed responded that she is "not an attorney and could not answer that question."

This is the artist in me speaking :) You may also consider different sheen i.e.semi gloss for kitchen, flat for bedroom etc.Again, this is the artist in me speaking.

Better just to split the listings betewwn your transactions, or you can hava combination of a per centage commission and also a flat fee, you might say 3% on thne A-B and $100 on the B-C, what ever the broker and agent will agree to.

Here's another article that corroborates this info:http://www.housingwire.com/2010/03/23/home-prices-continue-decline-as-economist-sees-accelerated-double-dip/The article discusses how recent declines in existing home sales and increases in the excess housing supply portend further price decreases.

When I delivered the flat wall paint he would ask, "where's the semi-gloss for the kitchen and baths and the ceiling white?"