OTH, it's just natural for the young bucks to challenge the old ones!

Here's the deal:If you write a blog post on an off-site blog (non-BP), you're welcome to submit it to the articles directory, however, if a post exists elsewhere on BP, the article directory won't accept it.Additionally, we don't want articles that are timely in nature . . . articles about current events should be left to your BP blog.

If you want to make them look great for cheap you clean them with Murphy's oil and then put a clear coat of urethane on them.

"A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government.

I am hyper-motivated naturally and can't ever see being idle for long stretches no matter no old I get.

Is there a natural force that will help you become happier with your life?

Has not worked.Or how about the free market manipulation of oil prices by speculators on the open market 2 years ago.

At that point I decided to back out of the whole deal and just write the inspection as a sunk cost, due to the magnitude of the problems and the unknown nature of costs to repair.

So buy as low as you can and don't wory if the house value goes down in the next few months, as long as you can keep it rented...if you believe in the cyclical nature of an economy, then you must also believe that house values will eventually appreciate, especially with the coming-soon-to-a-theater-near-you inflation.

I don't think it's that, I think it's people are too used to corporate life and aren't used to the efficient nature of real estate investors when they bear down and get to work.