They normally aren't going on a fishing expedition looking for violations outside of that unless there is a life/safety issue that is obvious in front of them that can't be ignored, like a tenant using the stove for heat or an active leak from a collapsed ceiling.Sometimes the complaint is valid and could cost you, other times its something silly and not a violation.

Some experienced investors preparing for a slow down and hording cash, but it's only a house of cards if the foundation is cracked and about to collapse. 

We have some knowledge of Austrian Theory of Economics, still learning it at that time, so when the collapse came we were not surprised.

Others look for appreciation in markets that are set to appreciate because of demographic factors like population increases and home prices that have collapsed because of the bursting real estate bubble.It appears that your properties are in Ohio (I am invested in Dayton) My strategy in Dayton is to buy and hold because Invest for income not appreciation.

.=) (nothing against you guys, lol) i will be able to say i remember back in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 when we went thru another depression (if not collapse) i was making so much money in real estate, its a shame!!!

Prices are driven by the fear of a collapse.

There are also many other systemic reasons (other countries defaulting, e.g. greece, etc and the collapse of the euro, etc.. many many other reasons).

To the right hand side of this page (and all forum pages), there are a bunch of menus (that start out in "collapsed" form).

Collapsing asset values.

An expensive currency will cause their exports to collapse, and that could take down the government.I would consider just putting it into gold -- bullion (and maybe canned goods) if you are worried about the collapse of civilization, or a gold ETF if you want liquidity and trust someone else to hold onto it.Another hedge against collapsing currencies is any sort of commodity.