Another possibility is that investors rush to get out before the tax becomes effective and this wave of selling depresses prices enough to create attractive opportunities.One of the things that makes buying for pure appreciation so risky is that the future is unknowable and just because things have been going up doesn't mean they will continue to.

When you want to sell, your buyers will likely need to pay cash, which will hurt your liquidity and depress the price.How much land, and how much are you paying?

The very next day (the start of the great depression) the banks closed and they lost the other half of their savings.

I would be hesitant about thinking Michigan's housing market will be depressed for a while, therefore many rental opportunities.

The 7 instances when it didn't or even ran a surplus, these events where followed each and every time by a recession or depression.

When properties were more depressed and way undervalued some lenders would go 90%.

It falls apart....I was so frustrated and mad at the world, i spent so much money marketing...i had gave up, i might have even been depressed and all of a sudden low and behold i found BIGGERPOCKETS.COMI found 100s of people just like me.

I stipulate that they must must not have any previous evictions, criminal background, or any type of pattern of behavior that would suggest they might cause problems such as disturbing the peace, disorderly house, etc.

Novice investors who want to start slowly will learn about taking advantage of a depressed market for short and long-term gains.

People with this habit (well, it ranges from a "bad habit" to a full-blown psychiatric disorder) have a complicated relationship with all that "stuff".