Sorry for the tangent... and for giving an opinion on something that wasn’t even asked of me.... but a lot of people miss this and too often put all their eggs in one basket.... bet it all on one shot.... roll the dice and take too much of a risk.

Whites a safe bet.

It is the pure busines cost of paying to repair pet damage over and over.Now, if pet owners wanted to post a $5,000-$6,000 pet deposit to cover the potential cost of repairs to pet damage, I'd bet you could get your dogs into a lot nicer rental.

I would bet they will.

In many or most cases the borrower is just a dumb, innocent person who did not know just how dumb they were being.Some knew they were betting the farm.

Investors eye growth at job networking siteAssociated Press June 18, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO — Four venture capital firms are betting Internet start-up LinkedIn Corp. is worth $1 billion, highlighting the lofty hopes riding on online services that connect people with their friends, family and business associates.The valuation is implied by a $53 million investment being announced Wednesday from Bain Capital Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Greylock Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners..... rest of the story at http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-wed-linkedin-investment-ventjun18,0,3358919.story

You can waste a lot time on this or you can actually do real estate :)Banks are not going to talk to you unless your a HUGE player and even then you would be buying on QCD - the fact your asking this question tells us your not a huge player - and when I say HUGE player like your one of 10 people in the country who can do this.Auctions are your best bet or pre-foreclosures lists but your not really going to be chatting with the banks much.You can try to create a relationship (which means buying from them over and over) with a broker who handles them.

I bet the San Diego market has lots of opportunity.

dmj4...that's a good idea but I'll bet a few months from now it won't matter because they will extend it to more people but the key is which banks will actually go for it.

However, I caution anyone willing to place significant bets that Obama's "stimulus" plan will reverse the current recession tide any time soon, to simply examine the largess of issues confronting our economy.