The prices weren't reasonable at all and it's only a matter of time it is going to collapse.

Considering that there aren't really all that many natural reasons for such a large population to be down there, the risk of abandonment and price collapse due to water shortage is sky-high.

Austin was like a safe haven beckoning (it was also where I was born and spent part of my childhood), a place where I could easily find work and be comfortable.I did look into real estate around 2005-2007 in SoCal and almost got involved with a vendor from Marshall Reddick, but I'm glad I didn't, since that organization went bankrupt and many members ended up losing money in investments out of state during the collapse in 2007-2009.Anyways, I had a hard time getting any traction in LA due to the unstable job market, generally stressful lifestyle and high cost of rent, which made it difficult to save significant money. 

The 2008 national economic collapse stopped housing construction for four years in San Francisco, and left the city’s economy stagnant until 2012.Is 2016 the last gasp of a depleted San Francisco boom?

The luxury market is the first to collapse in a down turn, as is any vacation market (Florida and Vegas).

I believe MI is at risk of imminent collapse due to likely reduced new funds coming in paired with increased scrutiny from the law(though when something has already collapsed, can it collapse further?)

A market downturn in housing or rents could cause the entire portfolio to collapse.  

In the post-market collapse, it is more stringent to get conventional loans for homes.

But if ABC LLC owns a rental home and it collapses and hurts someone they can sue ABC LLC, but not you personally.

Evey now and then we get into debates about the possible collapse of the dollar or the complete meltdown of the US political system.