I think property values are going down no matter what, but the flood of printed public money will be a boom for my business.

Not much happens here with regards to business booming.

Our idea of retirement as a society is to work hard for 40-50 years and then abruptly stop working and tinker around your house.

Will the construction boom slow, or will there be skeletons of buildings rotting in the desert and elsewhere?

I wonder if the pre-construction boom will be affected when prices flatten or turn....

Unless you include the gouging in NO during the Katrina aftermath, our oil prices are still below 'inflation adjusted' records.I think one of our biggest issues is that oil is considered a 'limited resource'. yet we continue to pour research $$ into ways to product MORE oil QUICKER. and drive down costs. when in fact, we should probably have been investing in ways of driving down demand. but with they hybrid boom, i think we are finally seeing that. hopefully it will continue even after (if) prices drop.happy Wednesday-

We are offering $150,000. with $20,000. down and owner carrying $130,000 @8% for 15 years with a balloon in 3 years.The improvements sit on 5 acres 2 blocks off a major state hwy and the town is the next stop in booming growth.

We bought 2 years ago with zero down, just waiting to get rid of that PMI... thanks to the boom, we have a good 40-50% in equity now :)just hoping to learn more about the real estate investing. we actually did rent out this home for 1 year. it was rough, but I might be willing to try again.

I live in a booming coastal city on the east coast.

You are sitting in the heart of one of the biggest real estate booms in memory.