Or lets his six friends who are also druggies crash their and get high/trip all day? 

If we have a crash I think the hardest hit will be $500-$750,000.   

I dabbled in Home Inspections as a GC during the 2008 crash, and I would advise potential buyers to check with the city/county for pulled and completed permits.

The feds  cannot afford to increase rates anytime soon because the economy will surely crash.4.

Sometimes, photos may crash the calculator.

Thankfully I bought my Dayton properties at the bottom of the crash so appreciation, ultimately has made this portfolio of properties "winners" but cash flow has been erratic over the years.  

Most former active duty I know who invested either bought a house after a crash and had other active duty officers as roommates (and one also took care of deployed officers' dogs for extra cash!)

I'm with @Jorge Rivera on this one: Time IN the market always beats Timing the market.Even if the housing market comes to a slow-down/crash, you're looking at interest rates going up.

He had lost a great deal on a home in the 2008 crash and never wants to own one again.

Below are two charts showing how rents and prices increased over the last 12 months for properties that conform to our target tenant pool property profile.Rentals - Median $/SF by MonthYoY increase of 18%.Sales - Median $/SF by MonthYoY increase of 27%.Long term performance of our tenant pool:5 evictions in 15 years$500 average renovation turn costAverage tenant stay 5 years2008 crash - Our clients had zero (no) decline in rent and no vacancies.