It's nice to have access to educated, friendly, and honest people.

They will make thier money in the publicity and other offerings.

Dubai’s relative autonomy will come to an abrupt end.†The emirate’s push into luxury property developments and tourist attractions was diversification on “paper sand,†said Davidson, a professor of Middle Eastern affairs at Durham University in the U.K. ‘Nasty Downturn’ Real-estate prices may drop 20 percent or more, analysts at EFG-Hermes Holding SAE, the biggest publicly traded investment bank in Egypt, said in a report this week.

People make very bad decisions based on emotion.Get educated about the local laws and your recourse and make a logical decision.Good luck!

This is a huge opportunity to fill a gap that will be entirely unregulated and if not filled by men and women of good will then it will be filled with thieves.Also people here... like the short sale buyers... and the loss mitigation people should form teams of HOPE/ HELP people and take this direct to the public and actually help.

The lender notifies the borrower and any other affected parties in person or in some cases by mail or publication.

Correct me if I'm wrong but loan doc's are placed in public record and public records are as good as the original doc. right?

Use public records, use a title company.

If the Finance degree can serve you well either in your current or potential future non-RE related jobs, I would always recommend education.

It would compliment your CPA education and give you the tools to better understand real estate investing.