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ially　independent　today。

When　the　riots　broke　out　in　Los　Angeles　a　few　years　ago；　gun　sales　went　up　all　over　the　country。　A　person　dies　from　rare　hamburger　meat　in　Washington　State　and　the　Arizona　Health　Department　orders　restaurants　to　have　all　beef　cooked　well…done。　A　drug　pany　runs　a　national　TV　mercial　showing　people　catching　the　flu。　The　ad　runs　in　February。　Colds　go　up　as　well　as　sales　of　their　cold　medicine。

Most　people　are　poor　because　when　it　es　to　investing；　the　world　is　filled　with　Chicken　Littles　running　around　yelling；　〃The　sky　is　falling。　The　sky　is　falling。〃　And　Chicken　Littles　are　effective　because　everyone　of　us　is　a　little　chicken。　It　often　takes　great　courage　to　not　let　rumors　and　talk　of　doom　and　gloom　affect　your　doubts　and　fears。

In　1992；　a　friend　named　Richard　came　from　Boston　to　visit　my　wife　and　me　in　Phoenix。　He　was　impressed　with　what　we　had　done　through　stocks　and　real　estate。　The　prices　of　real　estate　in　Phoenix　were　depressed。　We　spent　two　days　with　him　showing　him　what　we　thought　were　excellent　opportunities　for　cash　flow　and　capital　appreciation。

My　wife　and　I　are　not　real　estate　agents。　We　are　strictly　investors。　After　identifying　a　unit　in　a　resort　munity；　we　called　an　agent　who　sold　it　to　him　that　afternoon。　The　price　was　a　mere　42；000　for　a　two…bedroom　townhome。 Similar　units　were　going　for　65；000。　He　had　found　a　bargain。　Excited；　he　bought　it　and　returned　to　Boston。

Two　weeks　later；　the　agent　called　to　s