You are only making speculations and they are very dangerous when dealing in real estate investments.

The idea that the government can now reach into our pockets (at the expense of healthy markets) to find the needed cash to transfer the wealth to the malinvested housing market is dangerous.

Sale-lease backs are very dangerous to the investor.

Buying for appreciation is a dangerous game unless you have some specific local factors that you believe will drive appreciation.

"John Carona: Slumlord Senator Gets Caught August 14, 2008 Dallas - State Senator John Carona's carefully sanitized media image was shattered yesterday when Houston TV station KHOU, Channel 11, identified him as CEO of the property management company responsible for "condos in danger of collapse" in spite of having collected management fees for years.

Rehabbing is just too dangerous for new folks and I have seen many new people lose thousands of dollars on their first rehab and quit this business.

My dad could co-sign with me, but he wont because he doesn't want his assets in danger.

Originally posted by Joshua Dorkin:That's the price you pay as the owner of a property . . . you'll need to move the utilities into your name if your tenants no longer live there.Good point, Josh.To add to that...Our local electric supplier will set up with landlords a 'standing order' of such that switches power to the landlord's name whenever a tenant removes it from theirs.My original response to this was "Danger, Will Robinson" -expecting that tenants would do this on a regular basis while they were still living there.

Calling note due by bank is really dangerous.

The real danger is that you'll take that deal, then they trash the place.