The other is that the huge consumption of gold for jewelry in India, China and the Middle-East is growing rapidly as their economies grow.

Jennifer S.summed it up well.Farming is definitely a way of life that people will sacrifice allot of blood ,sweat, and tears for.The monetary returns are very risky,low compared to a lot of other REI activities.People fall in love with the romantic side of the business,like the picturesque scenery,animal husbandry,challenges they have no idea about,producing your own food  for sale or your own consumption,ect.Just remember this,animal agriculture requires someone there 365 days a year.Either you or someone trusted or vested in the operation.There are lots of reasons why only about 2% of the population is directly involved in agriculture.You would be wise to explore those reasons and see if you can live with it.It can be a great way of life,but it is a hard life.How do I know this?

The native plants also save water consumption, so I don't want residents to plant other invasive species, as that would negate the water consumption savings, and the design.

Family and friends will sugar coat things sometimes.7) Don't be CHEAP.

My consumption of recorded training and education can be after dark, or anytime I find myself with some time to learn rather than specifically at 9am three days a week when i currently am working my service business.

Rent increases are long term B&H's sugar daddy.2.

We're in Portland, Oregon and very few cases can you hit the 1% "rule", and if you do you have to be creative.I wanted to share a win today that has been in the making for the past 10 months because I think it is a good example of what a low cap environment looks like and what a solid base hit looks like for those that want to invest in small multifamily deals.Here are the details on the property:9-units in an up-and-coming neighborhood Purchase price: $1,550,000Cap rate: 4.5%Average rent was ~$995 and Owner was paying for garbage and water/sewerWhen we took over we immediately had a couple units turn over, which was great because we wanted to get in there to do some upgrades (we do a lot on the sustainability side that include reducing hazardous building materials, energy efficiency upgrades, bike storage, decreasing utility consumption, etc).

The landlord may pay the water/sewer bills to the utility company but the tenants should reimburse / pay for it based on either consumption, flat fee, or some other basis (e.g. monthly rent or additional $50/mo utility fee includes up to X gallons of water per month.

In fact many high consumption industries eventually leave for that reason.Several years ago we inherited a couple of old spinster tenants (14 years residency) that were paying large, but subsidized, NG heating bills, but only $500/month in rent.

The government might have to send a little sugar to Wall Street but not as much as the numbers they've been talking.