I've lived in California and have seen that roller coaster ride before.On the other hand, you could take that equity and buy rental real estate in locations where returns are better. 

This market has sure been a roller coaster ride!  

The typical roller coaster marketing cycle.

My advice is to work on your roller decks.

My current deal has been a roller coaster ride as far as financing goes but it looks like we will close mid August.

I was worried about every little thing, and wasted a lot of time and money going through that emotional roller coaster.  

I have become better at speculating the longer I'm in the business, but it's still a roller coaster. 

A roller magnet will be used to pick up any nails on the ground.13.

Rates have been like a roller coaster lately, so only quotes from today (preferably within the last couple hours) are really valid to be honest.

You can read how I quit my CPA gig to buy large apartment buildings by clicking here: I quit my CPA Job to buy Large Apartment BuildingsI equate large apartment buying to a VERY intense roller coaster ride.Not the "kiddie" ride.Not the ride that just goes up and down.Not the ride that does a loop and done.The type of ride I am speaking of is very fast paced, can be thrilling, many moving parts, has ups, downs, turns, can be gut wrenching, sometimes the ride goes backwards, sometimes the track ahead falls apart and you need to take or make a detour.Sometimes the ride comes to an abrupt end and you feel empty inside with a thought of "that's it - this ride sucked and the seller info was crap what was I thinking”.Or sometimes the last ride was a total buzz kill and you have thoughts of never wanting to do the ride again.Trust me – I have had all of these emotional triggers and I am sure as my real estate investing career continues the ride will always have twists and turns.As a CPA I really get into the numbers and ask lots of questions.