Some of the areas actually didn't decline during the housing collapse which would really make for an interesting macro economic study.Last year demand was fairly moderate in the suburbs, city is always hot, this year is looking to be hot though in the suburbs.

Can the moderator please shut this thread down?....

My husbands uncle ( 70 years old) has a home he owes about $50,000 on.. current mortgage is $650.. he also has some credit card debt to the tune of $10,000.. with his social security he barely gets by and counts every penny.Here where the real estate investment part comes in...bare with meThe home is in dire need of rehabbing.. but he has no money to do the repairs.. in the current state the house might fetch $110,000.. comps in the area for moderate upgrades sell for $185,000-$210,00..He considered selling cheap to get out and buying a condo.. but he would still be cash poor.. he figures what he could sell the house for would pay off the credit card debt, and give him some money down on a condo..

A more reasonable question may be how to maximize profits taking a moderate risk investing around 80-120k?

It is a 900 square foot unit with a moderate amount of work.  

The only place I wouldn't support everyone having a firearm is in alcohol serving establishments.

Admin / Moderator - any comments?

I'm new here so I don't want to link to it on my site because that might be seen as self-promotion, but reach out to me if you'd like Advisory Opinion.Or (to moderators) if that's against the rules, please help me out here and let me know the best way to provide the document.

It is a dry house, which means no alcohol or drugs are allowed in the house.  

@Stephen NicholsonI didn't discuss my plan so the moderators wouldn't be mad.