And a overall 4.5% YTD drop in prices, based on the Case-Shiller index.

So in my opinion we needed to become a less volatile market to become healthier, although the YOY looks negative.I feel about the same with the NAR's national affordability index.

I can't see LTCG higher than ordinary income rates.What has always griped me it that capital gains tax should be indexed for inflation.

@Pete Tam You would be surprised what people post on social sites that is indexed in Google.

The only real estate experience I have is an REIT index fund I purchased a few months ago.I would love to be a part of the buy and hold community with a focus on single family homes and small multifamily properties (perhaps even live in one of the units).It would be nice to find a deal in California, but I'm open to markets outside of California, for obvious reasons.

Either way, a price needs to be predetermined, determined by an agreed upon appraiser, or tied to some index.

I'm trying to determine whether to sell it & invest my third in an index fund or buying my siblings out & becoming a landlord .I running a 10 year model here.Approx value is $200KAnnual rent from both sides combined, brings in $15,200 net, annually after all expenses ( Ins/Property Tax/Maint/95% occupancy rate)Ok - here are the factors if I buy my siblings out:- Do I use cash?

Actually, you can make your profile private, but your name will continue to index with google on BP, showing up often times within hours.

I can draw no clue from the index, where they have articles for ownership, improvement of common area, architectural control, ect.

However, there is a "Contact Lead Program" link in the upper right of the page (to leadprogram "at" health.ri.gov) so you can also try contacting them by email or phone at 401-222-5960 (from their Phone Index) to see what the acceptable online classes/companies are.Hope this helps.