What seemed most surprising was the speed, depth and extent of the correction/collapse.

You hold onto it at least 7 years, hopefully 10+. 2009 was the best because price had collapsed and cap rate is higher than interest2023 is challenging due to no inventory and cap rate below interest rate.

Because people are so sure, the fail to pay attention to the rot in the pillars and only realize after it's all collapsed. 

Our initial financing attempt through the broker channel collapsed a week before closing, so we pivoted to a local bank.

If not installed properly the lower walls could bow out and cause a collapse.

Those markets collapse and fall further in a down cycle, so be cautious.

Many lost their properties or chose to give them back.Having said that, I suspect inflation will be on the side of appreciation in both real estate and stocks (company ownership) for a long time to come unless the current system collapses due to debt load.

Absense a dramatic collapse in rents (no modern historical precedent for that) or a dramatic rise in expenses (i.e. quadrupling of taxes, skyrocketing insurance rates, etc.) a house that cash flows today will cash flow tomorrow whether or not the value of the house rises or falls.

They are sucking up deals not knowing what to do and are collapsing all over the place to the point there are very few logical deals left.

It is never fun when the piles collapse on the people.