, date women, travel, and enjoy life.

For the most part, my time and effort are going to be same, regardless of the extent of the project.That said, larger projects tend to have larger risks, and for projects with higher risk, I'll tend to look for greater opportunity for returns.

The second payment is almost always a lot smaller than the first payment and people tended to believe they could make the second payment and that somehow vindicated them.

Lenders fear rates are going to jump, which will tend to reduce the value of properties like this.Lets figure out if this is a good deal, first.

The challenge is getting a painter to work in a very narrow window of opportunity - when you need him.The market tends to be very slow from Christmas until Feburary - ajust your holding time accordingly - this is great time to pickup up REO bargains.Many winter/spring REO's have frozen pipes which seem to scare away some investors and regular buyers.

These tend to have the "wedge" freeze up and then the valve breaks in the closed position when you try to open it.

I am a "binge poster" and tend to stay away for some period of time due to my work and then show up and read the threads and then post.

Hard money lenders tend to be private individuals (or small groups).

Why should I go without my rent just because he either has bad taste in women, or can't do the work to make a relationship function?

People tend to now forget how ugly war is, and what it takes to gain an edge.