Instead, “jurisdiction is to be determined by the law of the court’s creation, and cannot be defeated by the extraterritorial operation of a statute of another state...""

And if you determine it based on a future value, you defeat the purpose of finding a deal today and may find it challenging dealing with a seller whose circumstances have changed, especially when their property may have doubled in value as market conditions have changed (like the past few years). 

If you're not 100% trusting of this person (maybe not at the start, but eventually), it's going to defeat a lot of the purpose of having him.2.

It may work out well, but you will want a good tax adviser to help you along the way.It kind of defeats the prupose of investing from an IRA.

Should we be giving a little more grace to the folks who have handed it in and admitted defeat, simply because they will not compound losses on those deals?

The solution to defeat stagflation is stimulus, but, stimulus feeds inflation.

I have always advised my clients to avoid MIS unless they are willing to deal with an almost certain IRS challenge and a highly likely defeat.

With so many pumping fear for profit, persons consuming such and regurgitating, is it possible for facts and reality to defeat the propaganda? 

And lastly... the tell tale sign of defeat is when people start measuring up their worth with money.You made 59 Billion dollars in 1 week.OMG awesome.Me.. not so spectacular as you.I just make paraplegic people walk again using my mind!

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”Good luck!