These exemptions apply to corporations, and any community chest, fund, or foundation, organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, testing for public safety, literary, or educational purposes, or to foster national or international amateur sports competition, or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.†Don’t see that one working myself...REITThis one I am very interested in but to qualify as a REIT it has to follow these basic rules1, Be an entity that is taxable as a corporation2, Be managed by a board of directors or trustees3, Have shares that are fully transferable4, Have a minimum of 100 shareholders5, Have no more than 50 percent of its shares held by five or fewerindividuals during the last half of the taxable year6, Invest at least 75 percent of its total assets in real estate assets7, Derive at least 75 percent of its gross Income from rents from realestate property or interest on mortgages on real property8, Have no more than 20 percent of its assets consist of stocks in taxable REIT subsidiaries9, Pay annually at least 90 percent of its taxable Income in the form ofshareholder dividendsBut the benefits are that a REIT PaysNO CAPITAL GAINS TAX.

In my opinion, if you're using taxpayer dollars, then either nationalize the company or let it fail.

If so, a national vote is scheduled where voters decide by a simple majority whether to accept or reject the law.

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.