Chinese people who practice Feng shui don’t like to buy houses with 4 in the number because 4 is a homonym of death in Chinese.  

That's not surprising and it doesn't mean the death of NYC.

We're right to acknowledge the risk of investment, because there are no guarantees in life except death and taxes. 

BUT I was also putting in consistent 85+ hour work weeks and basically driving myself to death.

To many analyze things to death and never do a deal, analysis paralysis   .Good luck and all the best . 

However, you have to deal with forest fires every year, and that takes a toll on your lungs!

I never did, but when you take a serious look at what most wholesalers and flippers are looking for is; property owners IN DESPERATION who are;a) in debt and cannot afford to keep their properties, so they are willing to allow you  take advantage if their situation,b) in foreclosure, so you get to take advantage of their misfortune and these people are alive and they get to watch you gloat over their situation as they move out of the home they loved and worked hard to get,c) having to relocate to another city or state and they have to sell fast and cheap so you take advantage of their situation,d) ignorant and don't know the value of their property and you don't educate them,e) getting a divorce and are willing to sell below the market price and you take advantage of their misfortune, andf) near death, would love to see someone they choose get their property and UNLIKE ALL THE HORRIBLE CHOICES ABOVE WHERE YOU TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PEOPLE'S MISFORTUNE these people actually want you to have their property.Sorry!!!

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Those, who still had a job, was working to death in fear of getting laid off.

According to this data, Denver County sees about 3,600 more births than deaths per year (this extrapolates to about 15,000 more births than deaths per year for the whole metro area).