Hey Javaras,Here in the Utah market, the market has seriously slowed but it feels like a breath of fresh air to me.  

Without the hard money high interest rate and time constraints breathing down your neck (since your parents are the lenders) you can pay a lil more for the house, cherry pick them etc...Good luck.

I’m holding my breath as it seem s that there is a frightening shortage of listings.

This helps in giving you a breathing room as you will have a built in equity in the property.

., take a deep breath and realize that this is a solvable problem.

It sounds like they have commission breath.

We don't need the city breathing down our necks it's just not worth it.However for flooring, framing, drywall, tiling, painting, light carpentry, kitchen and bathroom remodels, and light electrical I honestly don't think you've got to pay a guy twice over just because he's got a license.There is a lot of talent out there and its not always for illegitimate reasons they are lacking in licensure.

But now steel is skyrocketing in price.The issue with 2007-2009 was that they were giving mortgages to anyone breathing.

Don't hold your breath.

Those of you that live in HI and Alaska...that's some nice air to breathe.