If there is a surplus, then that's a major plus.Hope this helps.  

Hello BP:This is my first post on BP and am looking forward to gaining some valuable insight from the community.We recently purchased our primary residence with a HELOC and wanted feedback on how to invest surplus cash (~$1100 per month).Should we focus on paying down the HELOC or invest in aggressive funds or real estate rentals?

Further, you are in second lien position and it is not clear if there was any surplus or may be any surplus to claim.  

But what is needed is to eliminate entire neighborhoods.The surplus housing of the city of Detroit could house the entire population of Boston.  

Hi Bigger Pockets,I am looking for an attorney in or around Los Angeles to discuss surplus funds.I look forward to hearing from someone soon.Thanks for your help.Howie Baker

Many of the projects continued though, and I think that we are going to see a surplus of rentals in the area that will drop the rental rates (rates are already going down).

And it will probably be through the Excess (Surplus) Lines. 

Was there such a surplus of other recently renovated houses in the area that they would just go buy something else?

The owner would likely have submit some form to claim the surplus funds.

when you have a city that developed land / lots for 2 million in habitants and then over 1 million left over time  you have surplus worthless land  ..