I just started on our city's planning and zoning commission and it's definitely interesting to me, plus we get a larger voice in how the future of our city turns out.

This information will give me lot of help in near future.

Best of luck to your future endeavors.

Now how many people do you want to talk to for $100 each in future income today?

I happen to trade currency instead of stocks for a variety of reasons...BUTI agree that it's good to be involved with RE AND trading.

Ideally, I would hope to find some people that this could possibly turn into a partnership at some time in the future.

That's EXTREMELY important for the future of BP.

Shari aren't you worried that 4% would hurt inflation by drastically lowering the value of the dollar in foriegn currency markets

Not to discourage you, as I myself have just purchased my first rental property and have no room to discourage others, but your story sounds very similar to the recanting of stories from 3-4 years ago-"You'll be able to refinance out of this deal you can't afford today in the future..."

However, take the time to interview these people for future opportunities.