Messing with cast iron (which my other house has here in FL - and yes it's on a slab) scared me :P Something I'd hire out for because I'm not that confident with that stuff.

All of sudden they have to contract everything out, and their return will be similar to an REIT or even worse.The foundation of a Healthy US Economy is the Health of the Real Estate Market.

I think when people are too scared to talk to the police and too threatened to testify in court, a given geographic part of any area is essentially lost.

When they realize your not scared to toss them out, it usually calls the bluff.

Really, if a realtor is not doing at least $4mm of production, it's not a very good living after factoring in the irregular and long hours, automobile expenses, office and marketing expenses, BOR/MLS fees, self employment taxes, buying your own health insurance, etc. etc.

To expound, you can get the gain excluded for a personal residence for reasons of health (presume if you had to sell your house to go into an assisted living situation), relocation, and "unforeseen circumstances."

Well, gee, u can go nuts I guess, with being scared of liability.FYI I close with an attorney drafting Lease Purchase documents, and signing with witnesses and a notary.Steps in a Lease Option AssignmentStep 1.

When Columbine was being shot up, the cops sat in the parking lot eating donuts and were too scared to go inside.

(Hope it's not an indicator of 01-01-13).Had my RE license but have bad health luck, but I'm getting back in.

I can come up with a thousand would be scenarios that would scare me from investing but instead I focus on only the things I can control - what I buy, who I rent to, who I have to manage it, etc.