Your anonymity is vital, and land trusts can also protect you and your investments from identity thieves. 

The only problem preventing me from pulling the trigger is the negative growth and negative appreciation in those areas and also I just don't see any vital signs that economically things are going to get better in those areas.

So race to get your first deal done so you can form a habit of it.Anyway I have to run, I'm working on a second mortgage for a 29 suiter I'm buying and I have to send documents to my mortgage broker.

It would seem to me that carpet tiles in bedrooms only makes sense for rentals.I've been in the habit of using ceramic tile in common areas, including high traffic like entryway and hallways then creating islands of carpet in bedrooms. 

It's just a natural way of writing and a linguistic habit that shows up for a lot of people, no offense intended.I think BP is extremely male-oriented, but it reflects the industry as a whole.

Covey - 7 Habits of Highly Effective PeopleFlorence Littauer - Personality Plus: How to Understand Others by Understanding Yourself

If not I ignore them- bad habit, but whatever, if they're motivated they'll chase you.

I realize what's going on with newbies buying into the wholesale myths, they got had with bad information teaching them bad habits and poorly justified unethical conduct.

After hearing him deliver a presentation about negotiation skills I asked him to recommend someone who would help me improve my own skills (and unlearn some self-defeating mental habits that made negotiating difficult for me)--and to my surprise he said he would consider working with me himself.

It's been a lesson to me of why it's vital to do the research and that your gut feeling is often not correct.