The price might be higher from someone else but they might not be as strong or part of a group where one investor falls out at the last second.If the buyer is weak with a little track record and not much reserves for net worth and liquidity and offer is much lower than it's a non-optimal buyer.

I will need liquidity in the short-term = fix & flips. 

When the fed tried to tighten the money supply in 2005-2006 all the good folks with ARM's suffered,on top of that were the hits from storms in 2004 and 2005 causing home insurance to spike in the gulf states.On top of that increased fuel prices.The soaring price of oil was a big factor that took time to effect economic growth.It was a perfect storm.This is different,oil is down which will spur spending and allow people to improve their credit by paying down debt,it also helps with job creation.ARM's are being replaced by fixed loans and insurance rates are starting to stabilize and even drop.Banks are tighter with lending standards and irresponsible borrowing is not as easy to do.There will be a slow down because the fed is trying to wean us off the easy money sugar rush,but they can't because it will make the dollar to strong against world currencies and that will cause a slow down in the rest of the world which will feed back to the U.S.If the fed jacks up rates then we will probably be looking at another prolonged downturn.I would hope that they see that but they missed it in 2006 and they are still expecting a bubble but the liquidity is only flowing to the top 10% creating a billionaire bubble.

@Rose DavisI would highly recommend having at least 20K in liquid cash, not credit or any other means to really get going, unless you have a financial partner involved.

My last install a few months ago I used one from Lumber Liquidators that was 10mm and had beveled edges so you don't get the characteristic peak at the joint from the planks flexing.

You prepackaged them for liquidation when you lose that lawsuit.

My opinion is, if you have collateral that is purchased 30% below its intrinsic value, 90% leverage is fine.The better answer is, you can be over leveraged, if you are well-capitalized and highly liquid.

The problem with stocks is that it is highly liquid and becoming too efficient.

however, these are not small, or light, or without the possibility of breaking. they have moving parts, delicate electronics, tubes carrying liquid, etc that could all break during shipping. and while you may be able to return it, how long and how much hassle is that going to entail? 

The things we think of as solid are just energy; the things we think of as liquid are just energy; the earth is energy; the sky is energy; we are energy.