That would make sense they would want to unload dead assets before the year, but I have not really found a pattern.  

As data are collected and organized during analysis, patterns emerge.

Do you experience similar patterns?

What you are talking about is pattern recognition.

option=com_content&task=view&id=27&Itemid=1 and accomplish your task without any hand holding.The limitation to this is you need to have a pattern to keep it repeatable and accurate. 

But again, check with a mortgage person and also look at all the documents signed at the first property’s closing.I guess it comes down to, can you say with a straight face when you bought the first property, that you really intended to occupy it for a while as your primary residence and something unexpected came up forcing you to buy the second property, or would a regular person look at the pattern of facts and conclude you never intended to stay in the first property at all, but only as a temporary stop before buying another property and moving out of the first one.In good times, when mortgages get paid, it probably doesn’t matter.

However you look at many of the real estate titans (such as Sam Zell) you’ll see a very interesting pattern.

It is one of the more cost effective options, and has a lot of different patterns, and colors available. 

Pattern of financial responsibility".This couple sent me an application. 

Stagnation / holding pattern.