Historically, government does not shrink unless the citizens "take up arms" and change it, left to their own devices politicians will only maintain status quo or change things incrementally.

One interviewee's guess was that about 1/3 of the June's 2800+ sales were to out-of-state investors but that seems high to me.The article said inventories are shrinking which is putting upward pressure on pricing.

A wholesaler would have to recognize that their investor base to sell to will shrink, also.

Their REO to rental plan has begun to dry up as prices rise and inventory shrinks in their target markets, so they are just shifting their money to other ventures.

Don't chase the market or battle other investors for shrinking margins on bad deals.

Not really a little white one as it's probably true, someday....We can't determine the degree of nuts someone may suffer, unless you're a shrink or a judge, don't be concerned with the capacity issue in this.

But aren't those who simply "choose not to work" and instead live off the government taking advantage of every single employee in the shrinking workforce and business owner who is forced to fund into that entitlement program?

Made worse by a drastically shrinking tax base and a flat-out crooked city government.

If there are any unexpected issues (property liens, etc.) then that number will shrink.

The result is everyone bids up the property, the margins shrink, and everyone loses.