Stock market investors who remembered the 1932-1938 depression were unable to take advantage of the boom markets that followed.

What I usually encounter is a section 8 tenant who has 4plus kids, 2 of which collect SSDI for depression on ADHD.

Of course at that time inflation was a given since property had not dropped in value since the depression (pre 1980 downturn).

I experienced one major depressed market during the President Carter days when the interest rates rose to 21 percent and stayed there for what seem like an eternity.21 percent interest rates - could you survive this?

I'd be curious to know his reasoning as he's a really smart guy.In my area, unemployment actually went UP; now, with the micro monitoring of credit worthy homeowners, this could avoid the problem.But in the grand scheme of things, is 7-8% unemployment really a depression?

Im very anxious to start leveraging the equity i've developed (about 160K) b/c I know that this historic window of depressed prices and rates is waning.

But the thing is, I have severe depression, to the point that it's interfering with my personal and professional life, and so I made the decision to just leave my program, for the sake of my mental health.

That town that we lived in is turning into a ghost town on top of that area still being a depressed market.

Most of the pricing in the city itself is fairly depressed.

Assuming the property cash flows, with rents higher in most areas because of a depressed retail market, I can use that extra money to pay down the 15 or 30 year notes quicker.