Taking advantage of people who are most vulnerable, the motivated sellers.

I don't know the exact time frames but there are definitely rules about dealing with vulnerable homeowners in foreclosure and penalties can be quite severe if you step outside the lines.

The new build process is extremely vulnerable to cost overruns.

Unchecked emotions leave us vulnerable to potential manipulation.

I agree with your comments that mortgage reits are vulnerable to rising interest rates especially if the financial reits are leveraged.Just as the energy sector (nat gas, crude oil, agriculture) are beaten down, I think that the Financial reits are trading 21% below book value and the reason for this is the rising interest rates are already priced in causing these reits to trade at such distressed levels.

Such programs nonetheless are vulnerable to fraud and money laundering; in fact, since 2009, FinCEN has warned financial institutions and consumers about the fraud and money laundering risks associated with foreclosure prevention and loan modification programs.

The San Antonio market appears less vulnerable, although San Antonio RE prices don't seem to buck the trend of what happens in the TX leading index:I would expect home price appreciation to slow in San Antonio because of the decline in the TX leading index and the significantly slower job growth.

I am now at 2x my monthly expenses and I still feel I am vulnerable if I have a major problem.

In 4 months I will look better but the mobile needs to be moved prior to the rains and the road is vulnerable without rock.

So watch your leverage positions because they are most vulnerable to a crash..Just my humble opinion..