The US literally hasn't seen a housing market like this since the Great Depression and we aren't likely to see it again in our lifetimes.

Tenants are abundant, the market values are depressed and conmtinue to decline.You can make (real)positive cash flow here.Orlando - talk to Rich Weese about that.Houston - Many TX markets are good for cahs flow, Houston is one, but watch out for the specific areas.

High cash flow areas are usually in lo to lower income areas where property values are also low and depressed.

In the "inland empire" CA it appears that the buying depression is over,, I am making an offer on a 3/2 house in my hood and the first day it was listed (yesterday) the front of the house looks like the disneyland parking lot,,, houses are getting mulitiple offers on day one im kinda bumbed i was hoping to pick up a few more rentals this year but it looks like the competition is heavy nowmy realtor told me that there are lots of " realestate investor seminar people jumping in and bidding things up way too much,on a more positive note she said there is another huge wave of inventory comming so prices should stay dow for a whilehow is it out there ?

Indianapolis seems pretty depressed right now but that doesn't mean you cannot find a renter it just a question of how long it take and for how much.

If you look at the 1930's the great depression was actually a string of recessions over the course of a decade with a few periods of growth sprinkled in between.

But in these times, similar to the real depression of the 30's, the family homestead is a needed place for those family members who strike out on their own and for any reason have the need to return.

Everybody knows what needs to be first.there is history in similar times for the collecting of metals as assets.Nobody gets ahead of the Big Pen:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_6102If all said at the link were true, The great depression wouldn't have happened, right?

Roofers can build these depressions up to fix drainage issues but it doesn't solve the underlying problem

As a firm believer in cyclical capitalistic behavior, I am ready for our current distressed/depressed cycle to end!