The bidding started at 19k and our winning bid was 65k.

As a leaning conservative who has been let down by the Republican party over the last 8 years, I will not throw a party if the candidate I vote for wins.

It would not be worth my headache if she has a smart lawyer and a chance of winning, even though she did not give me any time to fix the situation.I appreciate everyone's help-Brad

The more your chances improve the more you refine the process and figure out what little tricks help your chances of winning the bid.

:i agree with brian. i'd bite my tongue and sweet talk them than burn that bridge. and trust me, i am more likely to burn a bridge than anyone i know. not proud of that, but just saying... pick your battles and the inspectors' office is not a good battle to fight. unlike corporations, they get paid no matter what..This.You may win battles here and there, but nobody wins a war with building code departments.Mike

He was very successful, winning numerous awards for sales records, etc.

It is NOT a win-win situation when someone is forced to sell their house at 50 cents on the dollar.

(I know that one sounds strange, but just imagine that they give you $50 and then ask you to flip a coin to win or lose another $50).Putting money in a CD for a little while is very low-risk inasmuch as the uncertainty of outcomes is very low - even though you might lose a little value to inflation along the way.

To bring it to that level, wanting all the instant equity.

I don't feel comfortable investing in an area I don't know, but I haven't really found anything in Oregon so far that quite hits the "big win" button yet.Again, I am in no rush, but I figure this real world example is a good place to start finding what questions I will have later.