Rich:Notice that ex-Soros Quantum Fund partner Jim Rogers is now an ex-pat living in Singapore because of what he fears for this country -- this very same country that gave him the opportunity to earn his money.ACORN has been hijacked by those clever enough to manipulate it for profit, regardless of ideology, and so far they're pretty succesful at it.Next time you attend a foreclosure sale bring a trunkful of your books and give 'em away -- maybe you can generate your own positive spin!

It could be auto, 2nd mortgage, future earnings or other items acceptable.

Growing consumer spending over the past 30 years led to rapidly expanding service and financial sectors both of which will now contract for years to come as overcapacity forces players to downsize.Chart 1: US GDP Growth VolatilityThis will again lead to higher corporate earnings volatility which will almost certainly drive P/E ratios lower, making conditions even trickier for equity investors.

If you earn 7 bucks an hour at mc donalds, and a hungry loan officer says you can buy a home for 45 bucks an hour, just because you can flip it for 100 bucks an hour, doesn't mean you should do it, unless of course he has a gun to your head.

That since the Realtor earned the commission, the not buyer has agreed to include costs, realtor commissions and negotiator fees, now amounting to XX thousand dollars as future advances under the promissory note and security agreement representing a par amount of XXX, XXX ( in other words, the original loan amount has now increased which places the second holder further behind.

These are the key ingredients to success in RE investing, so if you lack any of them, get more involved here on BP and invite everyone you know to join and be active.

Using a traditional attorney, unless they specialize in short sales, is likely a waste of your hard earned $$.

Or you can just earn enough money in the next couple years so that you don't need a pension...same result...

To the wholesaler that receives the fee it is current earned or ordinary income.

If yes to the first and no to the second, I would hold off on such a large deal and start smaller. you are essentially asking people to blindly put faith in you with their hard earned dollars based on numbers only and no history or resume