For those of you unfamiliar with Rockford, we just surpassed Little Rock, Arkansas as the most dangerous city in America with a population between 100,000-200,000 people.

Eligibility for the deduction starts phasing out with individual incomes surpassing $65,000 and joint return incomes exceeding $135,000.

Many out of state markets have had a huge run up in recent years and have now greatly surpassed their pre-recession levels and that throws up a big red flag for me. 

Is there room for prices to move up to previous high's or has it already surpassed them.  

Don’t try to be perfect, try to be okay a lot, and you’ll surpass most investors.

Looking ahead, higher mortgage rates and elevated home prices will heighten affordability constraints that will likely temper the housing market in the coming months.”For the first time in 11 years, the statewide median home price surpassed its previous peak price of $594,530, which was recorded more than 10 years ago during the last housing boom.

Average prices now surpassed pre recession levels in many areas.

Smartland's property management has definitely surpassed my expectations too.

Changes in household income also play an interesting role in investment real estate; when household incomes surpass a certain threshold, people start to buy houses as opposed to renting, thereby hurting the investment market.

Also the bid increments will grow smaller and smaller as you approach/surpass the reserve price.