(I also threw a bunch of money into the stock market as it collapsed)5 years after bouncing off the bottom my balance sheet is phenomenal after that once in a lifetime opportunity. 

I also run my numbers for 20% rent collapse just in case a market sour.

Take credit away and values collapse.

Will you be able to push through when the world feel like it is collapsing on you?

If you have to sock up your money until after the next collapse.

I believe the oil collapse is hitting Houston too hard and this will get even harder.

We sold our Hillsborough River property after the value came back to above the 2008 Economic Collapse property values and the Government started to explode the cost of Flood Insurance, without any solution to that mess.

Since I didn't sleep much at all last night with this on muy mind, I think after a good night's collapse tonight I'll feel better tomorrow.

From talking to local Realtors, investors, etc. it seems that the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area didn't get hit as hard from the financial collapse as other areas of the US.

But the rocks and hills that are covered remain stable (they do get a good cleaning and sometimes get covered up) but they do not collapse like the structures built upon the sand the is easily moved by the wave.Therefore knowing your market and watching the trends like your waterfront condo now being a mile inland from the water receeding is always the best advice.