And if something bad happens you will have much cash reserves in your IRA to make sure you can sustain any problems.Thank you for your time.

Right now, they are being propped up by the Fed, but how long can that be sustained?

If Vivian is able to sustain negative cash flow for a period of time and the investment is in an area that she expects to have great recovery/appreciation, she could make a speculation investment.

Property prices in UAE softening is not only a good omen but also necessary at this point of sustainability.

I have had several investors get turned away from backs because of various resons, and these were all strong borrowers, 780 score, 20% down, plenty of reserves, etc.

If the Debt Coverage Ratio is at least 1.25 a property will usually sustain itself.

That may shatter Dubai’s goal of creating a sustainable economy by building the Persian Gulf hub for finance and tourism, forcing it to depend on oil-rich neighbor Abu Dhabi for financing. “Dubai is more precarious than it has ever been,†said Christopher Davidson, author of “Dubai: The Vulnerability of Success†(2008, Columbia University Press). “If the property industry collapses in Dubai, it will be finished.

Tenants sustain the property and the landlording business and bring you liabilities - not money.

Did we all really think that homes could sustain an appreciation rate of 30% a year?

Better to be sure you can sustain the property out of your other income, or buy and fix cheaply enough that its at least break even, if not positive.