My favorite part is: Here's how these savvy Insiders are preparing: In his 2008 best-seller, "Wealth, War and Wisdom," hedge fund manager Barton Biggs, a highly respected Insider in the "Happy Conspiracy," advised rich insiders to expect the "possibility of a breakdown of the civilized infrastructure."

Do you predict DETROIT and surrounding areas homes to continue to drop in price and if so for how many years.

IF you can match the tile perfectly and IF there are only a couple out of whack you may be able to remove them, grind down the thinset, and put new tiles in their place at the same level as the surrounding ones.

On the other hand, if the area is being redeveloped, someone may need it along with the surrounding property to do their thing.

After looking at values of surrounding buildings in the area, I'm not sure the ARV is going to be as high as I expected.

Hello,I heard that when bidding on a REO home surrounded by rentals you should offer less than a similar home on the next block over surrounded by owner occupants.

I thought I could run this operation with my ipad while sitting at the beach surrounded by beautiful women who have no self confidence and who look to me to define them ROFL :) Puke

That ceiling that didn't need painting now looks like crap after surrounding it with new lighting, freshly painted walls and a nice hardwood floor.

What is the area demographics, what are surrounding homes selling for, what is the mix of owner occupied to rentals, what is the vacancy rate in the area, what are the typical rental rates for similar homes, what is the job market like, proximity to schools and other consumer resources.

I invest in Detroit and surrounding areas so I could help you with what you are looking for if you are more specific.SUCCESS BREEDS SUCCESS