SOmeone on a fixed income that relies on assistance can't reallt chance lossing the food on the table to venture off and start a business or earn an income and find that it didn't work out, having to start all over agian and being cut off in the process.

The area is going through a farmer’s renaissance as they’ve coined it and suddenly everybody is involved in the local organic rage.

For really thin equity organize a mortgage assignment between the seller and a new buyerNote that these deals are thinner and you need to exercise caution to minimize risks.

As I consider war zone and slumlord, section 8 tenants couldn't live there since those properties would not pass inspection.Jimmy, I have had years in the non-profit housing arenas and all social support organizations (NGOs) and government offices (police, fire, health, etc.) meet and discuss these topics.

My entire 2nd paycheck is that payment, utilities, food, clothes, car, gas, credit cards, student loans, and other living expenses.

Just because you have a non-profit organization does not mean you can't make money.

To me the USPS has to be on that list, followed by Dollar General (especially in this climate), and then food and beverages like Starbucks, which has been closing stores, but nearly always occupies nice buildings, and finally banks especially ones with no exposure to CRE lending :)

I'm here as a retired volunteering expert in structural wood destroying pests and organisms.

So, I really want to know what you would do and why.    More food, barter items,  gold, silver, titanium, F&C real estate, mortgaged to the hilt RE, options, stocks, mutual funds, land, movies, HML lending, transactional funding, JV's or others.    I'd love to know your thoughts and back them up with why.

I do miss Cali food, but I sure don't miss the cost of living there :)WELCOME !!!!