Net $0, tax wise, but they maintain good cash flow.

- If the seller is already 2 months or more behind in payments, is it wise to use money out of pocket to catch them up if the bank demands that before a short sale could be approved?

So we all need to keep privy of those proposals of such new legislation SEC and goernmental wise by the use of a competant local legal advisor despite what those guru's say because they have always done it.

Vanessa, looks like the answer is there are no federal rules, but you would be wise to check on the regs of your state.

Percentage wise.

Having an exit strategy - or a plan, is wise in that it prevents emotional reaction to changes out of our control.Based on posts in this forum, if I owned rental property in San Fran, I'd have it on the market so that I am not subject to extreme rent controls.

It wasn't not very wise of them to pull it out at the seasonal height of the market.

Chinese are serious players on the world stage - business wise they know what they're doing... and I think we will see them more as the US becomes more attractive as an investment.

Hi Jon, I thought it might be wise for me to start with strip centers, but I really want to find good deals in multi-family properties.

Sorry if I sounded a bit like a wise-a$$.