It's difficult to predict the sale price and it will take a longer time to sell.What your thoughts are?

Alabama uses an instrument called a mortgage, but it legally transfers title immediately to the lender.

Your personal guarantee of that debt instrument in a transaction where the IRA has involvement would be very risky.Our firm's approach to such JV transactions is one of caution.  

RENT CONTROL: Btw, the rent control is not in effect in Richmond, although it will probably get passed on the ballot in November I am predicting..

They are very predictable.

What type of jobs do people work, look for clues at how much of the population is dependent on public assistance.www.movoto.comI started doing this when I purchase properties and find it is very accurate at predicting the desirability of the neighborhood and the quality of tenants that will want to live in your property.

Also Realtors are not a good barometer to use for predicting rental income.

I've also read that other countries are selling U.S. debt/treasuries and more economists are predicting a recession.

With foreign money coming in and buying property, and with predictions of the Canadian dollar to stay at a constant value of ~$0.70USD, property values may continue to rise.   

I was curious about previous real estate cycles and came across this short article: "How to Use Real Estate Trends to Predict the Next Housing Bubble", by Ted Nicolais (2014).http://www.dce.harvard.edu/professional/blog/how-use-real-estate-trends-predict-next-housing-bubble I am wondering what you BiggerPocket REI's think about the current trend.