One is where the economy will rebound in the near future and things will return to some form of a new normal where in general tenants have jobs, there are enough of them and can support paying rent consistently.

They usually rebound a bit when I tell them the rehab plans, added value to the neighborhood, and how we operate as rental owners.  

I'm eager to learn, succeed, and rebound if I fail.Thank you...and I plan to share my stories as I progressJason

He said once you have a job that will last and the interest rates low, take advantage of the fact that lower interest rates will reduce your overall buy and will gradually increase your real estate value as the economy slowly rebounds.

It doesn't make sense to hold equity because interest rates rise.I like apartment buildings because unlike houses the value is tied into the income approach versus the comparable sales approach.When the markets rebound and rents rise the value of the apartment increases and also we will see cap rate compression when the market gets hotter.So you can grow equity at a faster rate.One of the down sides to commercial investing is short term finance loans versus residential which has longer term loans.

When the market rebounded, the high-end market was the first one took out 2006-2007 peak prices.

@Mana Silva  I got into as a HML... and when the crap hit the fan in 09 I ended up with 20 or projects were the builder went under and I had to take them over and finish themit was at that time I realized I was the one taking the risk.. builder had a little cash in the deal but I had THE CASH in the deal... and it was a challenge at first since I did not know a thing about building just lending.got an education and decided well since I am taking the risk I mine as well set up a building company and make the profit as well when market rebounds. 

My reason for thinking this is that real estate is re-bounding, at least here.

This market is by no means California and we certainly aren't seeing rapid appreciation like our West Coast counterparts, but we have absolutely rebounded and are steadily increasing.

Like I said I get this thought process when you own a home in Kokomo or Muncie or some little town in rural Illinois or Rochester buffalo etc.. were values peaked 20 to 30 years ago and have eroded and the only reason they have rebounded a little is this craze to own these as rentals..