I knew that they would need to seriously lower the standards for these housing prices in San Diego, where I live to continue to artificially rise for a year or two.

Interest rates today have been artificially kept at historic lows, and are expected to rise in the coming years. 

Yeah, expenses don't work by way of just multiplying some artificially low number by some arbitrary multiplier.

I think the general rule is that those do not count toward you COC as they artificially inflate it temporary, and then when you actually realize the expense, they would count against it worse.

If anything the continuous flow of orders from "loyal" employees actually helps the stock price by providing artificial demand bereft of analytical rationale.In an open, competitive market an investor should invest where their capital has the highest rate of (potential) growth.

Still hard to find.I would warn you though, so many overpriced "deals" around here are sellers waiting on "california money"  (Out of market players who will accept ridiculously low returns, or no returns, or buy crap neighborhoods with no hope of appreciation).This 10 year run in us real estate is a by product of artificially low interest rates, so we are not sure if it is real!

However, I finished grad school in Dec. 2016 at the age of 29 (Washington University School of Medicine in St.

Based on what I've heard from them during the past several years, it is not the place to invest for reasons others members are posting here and the fact that Bend's economy is somewhat artificial with all the transplants coming in from California.  

forced appreciation is an artificial increase in value realized when the property is sold; there are a number of things you can do to improve the property,  new appliances and services for tenants,  obtain an upgraded appraisal, increase rents, upgrade tenants, and coin service laundry machines. 

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