Naive investors don't really understand the securities being sold to them as AAA secured bonds are really the debts of unemployed alcoholics.Nevertheless, their prices continuously climb, and the securities become the top-selling items for some of the nation's leading brokerage houses.One day, although the bond prices are still climbing, a risk manager at the bank (subsequently fired due his negativity), decides that the time has come to demand payment on the debts incurred by the drinkers at Heidi's bar.Heidi demands payment from her alcoholic patrons, but being unemployed, they cannot pay back their drinking debts.

Way to go Bryan and BP Nation.

Your statement of "do your own research" goes entirely against what BP Nation is all about.

Consider getting one NOT associated with Community Associations Institute (CAI) or any of it's offshoots, as they are pro hoa and anti owners.

I simply look to sales and permits in my local area since that impacts the market I'm interested in and it does not really relate so much to national trends, at least to the extent that makes any determination on a local level.

Did anyone else get this e mail the other day from the National Association of Realtors wanting to increase dues by $40 dollars?

Chris - I've had similar experiences with the airlines myself, and even got national news coverage once because of a Tweet talking about my experiences.

I have a 2006 National Construction Estimator book that says the contractors cost would be $105 per square for what they call a class A shingle.

They claim that the national debt is almost equivalent to the retirement assets tucked away so the common refrain is that the gov-mint will seize it.

-Nations Business, 1977 "The era of easy profits in real estate may be drawing to a close." - Money Magazine, 1981 "The golden-age of risk-free run-ups in home prices is gone." - Money Magazine, 1985 "Most economists agree.. .