(Rick Willoughby) - This was a very common statement in 2001, and still is in many parts of the country. Is this just a fringe real estate investment? Well not anymore! Total raised in 2001 was a paltry $166 million. Then a few years with growth of about 80% annually finds us with a 2007 forecast of $4.5 billion for the industry *.

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