An investment is a living, breathing, fluid process and our job as the sponsor is to pay attention to prevailing conditions.

Meh I dunno I just look at all of the apartment complexes in East Liberty that are ~50% vacant still, I would think more developers (or rather investors I guess) would be pumping their brakes on dumping more money into what amounts to more luxury rental units.The Esplanade looks neat but is years away - maybe Manchester will finally get the revamp people have been talking about for years because of it.A lot of these projects just seem like long term appreciation bets and I accept that many people live and die in that space... it's just beyond my wallet and risk profileNice list though, thanks for sharing!

How often do things actually brake in the middle of the night or on Christmas day or something like that.

@Laura N.if something creeps you out at any time before you hand over keys - put on the brakes. 

If the FED messes up and taps the brakes too soon, the economy will slow and it will hurt.

@Alfred MainjaThat's a great question and I am sure a lot of other newbies are in need of a fluid explanation as well.

Burn the bridges, accelerator to the floor, brakes permanently cut.  

I am still trying to stay in the retirement mode and devote my time to the care of my wife but when I am out in the car it is a tough habit to break when I see something that might be a deal and I want to hit the brakes and check it out.

In fact if I did that, my brokerage would still expect their cut and would bill me for it.Also I would not ever complain to another agents broker unless two specific things happened....they would have to blatantly brake the law, and cause one of my clients to get screwed.  

Seems like too much fluid in motion to keep control of. ie home inspection comes back with something or there is an issue with the survey.