This needs to be balanced with reward seeking behavior to so that they can find yield to grow their portfolio.

I know your dedication and perseverance will be rewarded beyond imagination in the years ahead.HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Obviously this benefit is reduced now with the lower interest rates, but people are still doing it for the sign up rewards or to save money on higher priced debt like high rate credit cards or helocs.A few links.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/App-o-ramaThe grail of the app-o-rama peepshttp://www.fatwallet.com/forums/finance/632935/

Do the math, and you'll see that partnering is a lower-risk, higher-reward solution than high-priced hard-money (at least in my experience and the numbers I see).

I'd think if you were burning that kind of volume you could demand a better discount from the bid room and pay with an Amex for the rewards points...

Yes, rewards can be great, so are the risks.

The taxes would be graduated by level of income with thousands of loopholes designed to reward all manner of behavior or misbehavior.

It may have just not presented an acceptable risk vs. reward for the others.

You should also consider doing things that will reward them.

With great rewards come great risks and at time even though these risks are calculated we tend to get blindsided by the "X" factor so I would like to hear from those who "failed" at real estate and if possible, share with us your strategy that you used to recover and become successful.