The lack of efficiency in disposing of underwater assets and laws that eliminate personal recourse exacerbate the bad bets by the banks and FORCE the government to use "revenue" collected by members of other states to "fix" the problem.

The problem can be that the list agent is a poor short sale negotiator and as such, you may run into several scenarios in which they lack the ability to get it done and you don't get the deal.

Also note that placing more money down may increase your cash flow, but you have to account for that money placed down too (opportunity cost) and you can easily compare apples to apples by using a cash on cash return to see if the down payment provides you a good enough return.If you pay retail for a property, I can almost guarantee you that you will not cash flow anywhere in the US.

I think the system works just fine...and the agents should stick to working with Regular Joe given their lack of accountability and laziness.

So I have noticed that, unlike many other forums, there is a serious lack of Stickies on Bigger Pockets.

Definitely appreciated.I don't have enough information to say if this request has merit, but I will say that while it is possible to finance foreign nationals, it isn't easy.Reason being is that often times foreign borrowers have no physical presence here in the states so they lack American tax returns and credit.

Doing things this way allows you to compare deals as apples to apples.

The land is paid for, and although I enjoy having it I just can't justify keeping it considering the lack of return.I also have a rental house that nets about 6K annually that I would like to use to pay down the office building.My goal is to have the office building paid off or wayyyy down in the next 5yrs.

Is there a a lack of good stocks in the current market or lack of IPO's which is making people value companies like linkedin and Zillow.Or is it just one day winner and down from there once the hype settles down.

It will take about 8 years for Microsoft to add features that Apple toilet users have been enjoying for years.