When I went to see the finished work, they were so proud of their paint job which had horrible cut-ins (actually, there really weren't any) and there were runs/drips on the walls. 

If you are a trader like @Joe Cassandra, then it is a horrible time to invest, since the volatility can ruin you. 

Spencer jumped in but didn't watch over the contractor who ended up doing a horrible job that had to be redone and he ended up losing 30k in the deal along with months and months of time.The costs of not working with a coach or mentor that is experienced in the type of investing and the market that one wants to invest in is really, really high.  

Out of state investors are horrible for paying in a timely manner If they end up paying you at all.

Only agents taking on this kind of work are desperate, brand new or horrible at being agents.

It's the reason why so many agents are horrible. 

In November 2009, depressed, like many here, ...a victim of the "real estate bubble" and the horrible economy (the "the dark days of 2008"!).

It is sad that the media is also putting all the weight on the landlord's, like they are horrible people.

I looked at one house, horrible foundation problems on the house and the garage.  

Horrible market because tax reform, S&L crisis, oil prices, etc.