Decreased inventory is a huge factor also. 

@Dimitri PaspalarisIf you do sell the stocks, be aware that you may have to pay tax as a result.You may be subject to favorable capital gains tax rate if the stocks are long-term.To avoid the tax hit, you may want to also consider selling stocks that have decreased in value.

If they are still there the sheriff schedules the moveout and you have to bring some muscle on that day.

Even if the market turns I don’t think rents will decrease much.

@Curtis Mitchell closing cost are going to depend on the lender and can sometimes be negotiated to have the seller include closing costs in the purchase price to decrease the total amount of cash you outlay.In regards to PMI, that is usually an additional percentage of the loan that is added to the payment each month.

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So if your plan has a high probability of success all the way out to age 100, then the probability only increases if you only live to 85 or 90.Also, with younger clients, I tell them to plan as if Social Security will not be there for them at all (note: I do believe it will be around for a long time, though it will likely look different 30 years from now than it does today, which may mean decreased benefits versus what you could expect if you retired tomorrow), and build a successful plan that way.

However, I don't think there a bubble popping like 2008.My realtor friends are predicting that in my market rents are going to go down (because that is what they are starting to see), but that any decrease in home prices will largely be contained to condos. 

Your risk of loss for that property decreases.

The loan-to-value decreases as the proceeds that would have gone toward paying the commission now go toward increasing the down payment, decreasing the interest rate. 3.)