Even the property I bought I found later had been a dumping ground for all the stumps and bushes in the neighboring subdivision and I spent a fortune getting all the old material cleared and hauled out before we could start footers.

I always remember reading Acres of Diamonds and know we can make a fortune in our current markets.

Fortunately, I have all of those.

In reality, this is something that is extremely hard to find and if you are in a position like that then you are very fortunate.

The same year Grace Goner left a veritable fortune to charity, Richard stood before a bankruptcy judge and declared: “I have been devastated by the financial crisis … The only source of liquidity is whatever my wife is able to sell in terms of personal furnishings.”The purpose of these stories is not to say you should be like Grace and avoid being like Richard.

The only reason some of the restaurants/bars stay afloat is they are on percentage rent and those are the fortunate ones--one location that comes to mind has turned over three times.   

•Dallas is the 9th largest city in the US and the 3rd largest in Texas with a population of 1,281,047•The Dallas area is home to 21 Fortune 500 companies including Exxon Mobil, JC Penney, AT&T, Texas Instruments, and others.

Yes, fortunately the contract is very clear on this @Tim Herman.

I was fortunate enough to purchase it about a decade ago at the bottom of the recession and it was my primary residence until about two years ago, when I rented it out and moved back in with my aging mother in Orange County.

I was fortunate enough to stumble into a single easily defined niche.