And then there their special "connections" access (remember James Garner's Rockford character would occasionally call his cop buddy 'Dennis' for info favors).I've used two or three PI's with some success over the years.

Don't be surprise when people occasionally offer to gift you a house, typically just about the time you are about to give up.

Your profile says you occasionally flip houses when time permits.

I occasionally get asked if I'm a Realtor/Agent & I'm always open about it, so these people that complain to my broker without calling me first irk me, especially when it's another agent/broker. 

Hey Mike - I occasional "get" to listen to some pretty crude characters, however it think your caller used F*** enough times to convince me of two things and one opportunity:1) The F word, when used as an adjective, loses its effectiveness and impact when repeatedly used (like very, very and many, many) in the same sentence as both a descriptor and as an end result.

I go to the Courthouse a couple of times a quarter to watch the sales and have occasionally wandered over to the tax sale.

Sometimes the home assessor feels like a repair needs to be made, but then the reno guy decides the house doesn't need it later on.I also know we occasionally buy properties we know we offered too much money for, to keep from looking like a "bait and switch" deal.

David is a good friend of mine and writes for BP occasionally.

With that being said we are making a profit but not it's not a lot, making money wasn't the goal, just to cover the costs and be able to use it occasionally.

As you can see, the current $/SF is still below the inflation-corrected peak prices of 2006 and 2007.Are Prices FallingAnother question I am occasionally asked is whether Las Vegas prices decreased?