If things get bad I should be able to sell at a profit (and strip out the natural gas rights).

And you won't be cash poor and right on the edge of financial disaster in the case of a natural disaster.But Good Job, Brian, so far.

I would say the crisis is pretty much caused by the beautiful "american dreams" that every household in the U.S. should have their own houses, even for those who actually really can not afford in the long run -- that is the initial purpose of the government supported institutions, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- to lend money to those who can not afford in the long run.

@Caleb Chandler   Was this tax credit put in after a natural disaster for a very certain area .This happened after Katrina...

This will happen when inventory for the houses in the neighborhoods that people really want to be in increases enough to provide some competition and longer days on market.We saw a little of this around the end of summer, when there is a natural slowing of home sales, but from what I'm seeing we're already picking up again.Over the long haul though?

I'm going to check into Patlive.com for some projects, but I also use Grasshopper.com which is taped voice answering and forwards calls to certain numbers based upon the nature of what that person is calling about.  

The first investor told about the beautiful apartment building he owned. 

Here is where you might begin in understanding the nature of posters on BP (or any site).Cognitive bias is applied in economic psychology to study reactions, selections or choices, fears, our naïve nature, how we justify things and more.I studied these aspects a bit in school, but there was a short sales book that identified personalities and the best way to handle them, I couldn't find the book and I've forgotten most of it, I just use a big hammer on most personalities, works for me.I did find this for anyone interested.

http://www.pureayre.com/products-pets.htm  This is a site that has an all-natural formula lets you get rid of pet odors without the dangers of chemicals

Seems like there is a surplus of beautiful brownstone for cheap, and idea on the future of the neighborhood?