For the record, this is basically an abandoned park with currently no activity.

Quality activity on BiggerPockets equals free publicity!

You can bet that all the sovereign wealth funds that are making investments in these companies are making a return.

Now the way people throw around the world billion, $50 billion sounds like milk money.I bet with the inflation our country is going to go through after this bailout, you will actually need close to that for milk.

You're not collecting the rent, but still have all the expenses (well, hopefully you don't have to evict yourself, I wouldn't make any bets about your friends)You will never be able to get a loan in an entity without a personal guarantee.

He should be able to provide you with a list of duties and describe his activities.

If a potential seller wants to list with me I show them the sold comps and the active competition.

Getting investor loans done with conventional lenders is tough and will get tougher.Local indy banks as you say are a great alternative. they are called portfolio lenders and they can help because they do not sell their loans to Freddie and Fannie.These small banks and credit unions don't work with brokers so brokers are not your best bet here.If you go to my blog (in my sig) there's a link there to my Portfolio Loan Blueprint that will help.

I seriously doubt with every bone in my body we need to be stocking up on guns, ammo, food, safes...etc.It's almost laughableI'll bet they thought it was laughable just before every other catastrophe in history.

I think you have pretty much answered your own question.The way I look at it, wholesalers were hard up to find sellers and deals, now they are actively searching for investors....Everyone can find deals now and most Realtors do shorts now.