Then there's always some smart A$$ like me who'll say "who gives a hoot"!

I read "Buy Low, Rent Smart, Sell High" but I still have some questions.I understand that the tenants' lease option fee plus rent premium gets credited towards their down payment at the end of the lease.

I actually had to look it up to make sure it was real and the funny thing is the word is basically the British version of a "Bushism" from the 18th century that stuck, so you never know. 300 years from now someone could be "misunderestimated" and end up sounding smart for it.

I would use ignorance instead because I think that many people are smart and don’t understand some items as well as an investor would…this doesn’t necessarily make them stupidI agree that the tax treatment was not the cause of the bubble.

Learning to not get knocked down as much is smart, but you can't avoid every punch.

as a person who has done several "partner" deals, I have to say you need to beef up your resume to find a partner.Right now it is:No moneyNo JobNo ExperienceThat is not the profile of a person any smart investor wants to partner with.

You'd think if those people could devise a plan to "squat" and steal utilities for as long as they did that they'd be smart enough to get a job or a place that was legally their own.

Is this a smart idea?

A hospital isn't going to offer services at a price where they lose money, so if they agree, you can be sure they're still happy with the agreement.My point is, accountants, attorneys, doctors, etc are all accustomed to negotiating their prices for big clients...even if you're not a big client, it's smart to act like one when it comes to negotiating.

Not to stretch this out again, but are you saying this is smart with an institutional lender but wrong on owner financed properties?