If so, do you think it is tied to the economy or a general feeling of confidence about how things are trending?

I am fit to be tied.

Get used to operating with your habds tied.

I haven't been able to buy a property yet because of i'm tied up in a property back east (damn condos), but once I do, I plan on buying a multi-family to start, living in one unit and renting the others.

And I kept reading the word Wall Street in the article and doing so gave me an image of those old villains with long staches and top hats that always tied up the damsel in distress.

Unless you're investing in a large lifestyle center or mall, you won't have the community aspect and your success is going to be directly tied to the sales of your retailers, nothing else.

I had him tie them up with options, cost him $2 for the option fee. and then he would sell his option to a rehabber for 10% of the gross profits.

Most my money is tied up with the fully paid triplex and it's in an LLC.

Also, in step 3 c) the "Once you acquire the property, you immediately refi the short-term mortgage into a conventional loan..." you are still subject to conventional lending and seasoning restrictions... so your $50K is still tied up like it would be if you just acquired directly with the cash.

Someone remind me;"Mitch, why do you stay so closely tied to your local note buyer?"