It affects buildings outside of any city limits.

Since 2004, annual returns averaged around 8 percent and ranged from 7.3 percent to 9 percent, but last decade returns were typically in the low-double digits, the investor said.The fund told investors it followed a "split strike conversion" strategy, which entailed owning stock and buying and selling options to limit downside risk, said the investor, who requested anonymity.Jon Najarian, an acquaintance of Madoff who has traded options for decades, said "Many of us questioned how that strategy could generate those kinds of returns so consistently."

For example, you can't set a stop loss on real estate to limit your losses when the market tanks like it did recently.

For a family with limited savings having to pay a partial months rent for a month you've already paid, a new security deposit you didn't expect to pay and moving expenses you didn't plan could be devastating.Not to mention these situations make for great press to talk about terrible real estate investors skimming rent.

Value for the refi may be fixed to the purchase price and ltv limited to 70%.

On Monday we had the first measurable snowfall in five years with about 2†piling up.

I, like of few of the other posters I have read, am running into the 4 loan limit.

I am a buy and hold investor, but based on my limited knowledge I do think it is a legitimate way to invest.

Why is it that whenever I search 'Florida' in the properties section, it pulls up about 21 properties and the first page is all FL properties but I try to go to page 2 (it shows 3 pages) and it pulls up ALL properties and not just limited to FL ones?

Your options may be limited by the language of your contract.Since the seller has defaulted on his mortgage loan, you and the seller will have arrearages to deal with regardless of the financing terms you have stated in your contract.