I would take profits after each day the DOW ends on a high note.

The disadvantage of a shortsale is that your profit is in direct proportion to what you can negotiate with the bank and shortsales take a LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT to negotiate.

Seems that the war "against" drugs can also be profitable.....From what I see, money is being made from all sides!

Example, how many bills will a person pay off by getting a minimum wage paycheck vs profits from deals (not saying you can't do both).

But those I know with the greatest net worth would never fall into the greedy category.Are you a greedy investor because you want a fair profit on your investment, of course not.

Great topic.In my experience I have seen some very inexperienced investors stumble through a deal (to their credit) in spite of their negotiating skills.Their biggest weapon was coming at the discussions from the place of how they could solve the sellers problem(s).Of course... those that developed more advanced negotiating skills not only increase their profits, they also got more deals to the closing table.One of my all time favorite negotiating books, one that I require all of my clients to read, is The Secrets of Power Negotiating by Roger Dawson.

"The FBI has no problem with a short sale in which the buyer pays for a home and is then able to sell it for a profit.

I think they will nationalize them, get them up and running again and then sell the stocks back at a profit allowing freddie and fannie to return back to the private sector with the government making money on the investment...

I just want to know to based on the comps and repairs plus im looking to make a profit of $10k...Would $80k be a reasonable offer?

A theory that states it is possible to make money by buying securities, whether overvalued or not, and later selling them at a profit because there will always be someone (a bigger or greater fool) who is willing to pay the higher price.