I plan to continue renting the property out to my brother.

I believe this was changed with the intention of drawing out the foreclosure releases for years to come so the banks don't continue to delfate the markets and their assets.

They have continuously looked into my company as if it is odd for an African American to successfully run a construction company.

I'll continue to look for owner financed apartment buildings that won't require too MUCH up front capital.

As more and more folks look to REI, the steals become harded to find.There are plenty of ideas around here - often varying.

Buy and hold investors will do well post recession if they are buying during the recession.The era of real estate daytrading (flipping, wholesaling, etc.) is fast coming to a close.Of course, all of the forward looking items are just my opinions and your actual mileage may vary.

"To be frank, since the TARP money came in, they are still selling off (properties at auction), but they kind of took a step back." . . .Real Estate Disposition LLC (REDC), which claims to be the nation's largest real estate auction company, held 300 ballroom auctions in 2008 and sold nearly 33,000 foreclosed homes for $3.4 billion -- a seven-fold increase in sales volume and nearly triple the proceeds the company generated in 2007.Company CEO Jeffrey Frieden said he expects to "smash that record" this year as banks and lenders continue to amass a huge inventory of foreclosed homes and are more motivated than ever to sell their inventory. . . .Some observers fear that if the massive amount of debt the government is taking on to stimulate a recovery, inflation -- and higher interest rates -- are inevitable consequences.

Later a broker friend talked me into getting another one & working for him whiIe continuing my investing.

We wouldn't think of funding attacks from outsiders that wish to intentionally destroy America, so why do we continue to fund these corporations that are destroying America, even if they are only acting negligently with no intent whatsoever?

They are similar, but not congruent, and their flavor varies from state to state.