But much bigger worries abound about coming decades, about the rest of our lives and of our children's lives.It may seem paradoxical to some, but these increasing long-term fears may boost prices of stocks, bonds, and real estate to high levels while at the same time making the economic recovery anemic."

History suggests that always there will be recovery after crash.  

It's a role of the dice unless you know the mean recovery amount of portfolios over different markets.

(Bare in mind, a bank already did)  From a last line recovery stand point, you may want to look at a deficiency judgement once the first lien finishes a foreclosure.  

Are you working with them in recovery?

Although consumer protection acts don't typically apply to real estate transactions, I could foresee a savvy plaintiff using your "this is not a real estate transaction" argument against you--allowing recovery of statutory damages, punitive damages, and attorney fees.

Now that we have returned to a sense of normalcy and recovery, it is a great time to be a real estate investor.Despite a slow start this year, the 2015 real estate markets have been gaining momentum for the last 18 months (National Association of Realtors).

Due to the owner continued stay in the state nursing home, the house is the only asset that is being used for recovery by the state.  

Rents just haven't caught up with the post, sub-prime recovery.  

Only time will tell what the right answer is.I'll give a quick answer now and hope more folks will weigh in.IMHO, Kennesaw and Acworth are still somewhat early in their recovery, so they do have a long way to go and grow.