But in certain areas crashes mean 50% drops (Stockton), in others it only means 15% drops.  

Even less people left during Katrina than left Detroit after the housing crash.  

My oldest property is a condo, and I picked up a couple more for cash in a strong working class neighborhood during the crash.

Yes,I am new to this app and it's crashing on me too.

And yes, that becomes tricky in a sliding or crashing market.

Also, as I noted above, there are many things that need to be considered when looking at investments.As a builder I can tell you that since the crash, banks wanting to lend on "spec" projects are very hard to come by, and crowdfunding can fill that void.

My response was always what happens when the stock market crashes and you lose half of your 401K?

One we all need to learn, relearn and remember.I started out in real estate investing with NO acknowledgement of fear and although I'm nowhere near The Donald's prowess, I have no regrets.Coincidentally, I got in around the S&L crash of the late 80s.

The answer is that they crash and burn and their short REI career is over.

In the same 24 hour period as the drug raid, someone crashed their car into another one of her rentals.