That is, the Ringgit will eventually recover and I see this as nothing more than an opportunity to buy what's already cheap real estate at a cash discount.The flip side, of course, is you'll receive rent in a depressed currency so you either have to spend the money locally (buy more property?)

Some did multiple tours.In 2008 we were faced with the worst recession since the Great Depression.

If thinking like this article continues to grow, then being a true real estate investor is a great place to be:)As a home owner too, this article is actually very depressing because it breaks the reality of home ownership.  

Higher interest rates on mortgages will most likely depress housing prices.

I've always been productive and might get a little depressed if I wasn't doing something creative and productive.

It sounds like the prices are very depressed compared to the rent.

There are reasons why it's been sold off and the price is depressed, probably more than you as a layperson would ever begin to know.Buying stocks involve significant risks especially ones where you make any kind of money.

Depressed in some areas (ring suburbs that were overbuilt at the time of the crash).  

However, I was able to purchase these when the market was more depressed than it is now and those deals are difficult to find. 

I think the biggest part of bigger pockets is how much they push whole life style changes, which really can make a person go from being lazy and depressed to focused driven and confident.I was introduced to real estate investing by the rich dad poor dad company, but was dissuaded by their for profit workings.