I owned 160 acres of land in the hills of Vacaville, CA. I had big plans for the site once my Edison-West business sold.  But it didn't, and I was left with an empty dream and a mortgage to pay on the third piece of property I owned at the time.  Eventually, I was forced by circumstance to sell it.  I sold it for two and a half more than I paid, but that profit was gone soon, too.  It was not the happiest time of my life. MORE...