Mortgage') for a while and he's been pretty good at predicting the future in regards to real estate.I do believe there's a bubble, especially here in Northern Californiahttp://mhanson.com/archives/1546

I would think "contingency" being things that come up that you could not have predicted.

I don't predict a positive outcome and I see many ways for you to lose money, get taken advantage of, etc.

The trick is predicting the lows and highs LOL.Or another broker once told me, there is "NO SUCH THING AS BAD STOCKS!

I don't know the area so can't predict how much appreciation can be expected.

If I had to make a prediction, I would say you will gravitate toward notes but only time will tell!

I am predicting that by the end of 2014 demand for Crowd Funding will greatly exceed the supply of actual crowd funding investors.

(This will limit buying power in some cases)Bernanke is talking like quantitative easing is ending (This is what has been keeping the interest rates so artificially low).With all of these major changes in the air it's hard to predict.

A predictable source of income to repay the loan.2.

The #1 issue I have with appreciation investors is the fact that a significant component of your model is built on on a forecast (housing price movements) that no one can predict and the average investor is not going to be wise enough to pick the right areas and houses for appreciation (look no further than 2008-2010 period).