They will soften the paint so that it can be more easily removed with scrapers.2.

I've been paying attention to the cycles, and paying attention to your comments and helpful postings, :) I was quite curious about the recent one you attached re: unemployment, they say the market is softening - lay-offs, still not a buyers market. 

Prices started to soften this summer.If you're looking for "highly volatile," I suggest to look into locations that experienced drastic devaluations in 2008-2011, e.g.

https://www.guaranteedrate.com/home-loans/fha-loan...Check this info, it may or may not be true.http://themortgagereports.com/17820/new-credit-car...Under the new rules, which apply to conforming mortgages, credit card debt is treated differently.For credit cards which are paid in full at closing, lenders are no longer required to "close" the credit card in order to exclude it from the applicant's debt-to-income (DTI)calculation.A credit card paid-in-full no longer counts against an applicant's DTI.one more:  http://www.zillow.com/advice-thread/Lender-wants-u...Talk to an accountant,  you need some creative ways to soften the blow after selling your house.

As long as the dollar continues to appreciate, the Chinese (and much of the world) economy softens, farmers may be seeing corn in the $3’s and beans in the $9’s.

Thicker products will dull the effects of the brick softening corner and filling in mortar lines so, think it through.Application: You can prime in the morning and technically paint in the evening depending on condition and mil. application thicknesses preferred and the product but try and stick with: clean 1 day, primer next, paint next avoid any potential issues (outgassing, drying issues, adhesion issues, etc...).I'd spray...

Getting new tenants began to take longer, and rents softened.  

Once the economy softens, they will leave these smaller markets and move closer to the jobsGino

The tenants will not be happy that rent is going up and the smoker will be upset that they are no longer technically allowed to smoke inside (they still will)  If you are also fixing/ rehabbing things on the property that will help soften the blow, but that is about all you can do.

I am anticipating a softening market but I’d like to see if I’m being too negative.