When I brought up the topic of fixing the stains, it just went to a bad place.Essentially, he told me that there is no way for them to predict and protect against an act of god (his words).

I would like to predict here and now that you will see a RAPID DECLINE in the dollar in the next few years as China and Japan get tired of buying worthless IOUs from the US.

It was more of an accident than planned as I could not have predicted the market over the period.

Replacing roofs, HVAC and parking lot paving, etc. is a fact of life; reserving for them creates a much more predictable cash flow.

Wondering if anyone has watched Porter Stansberry's video on Youtube or at his website www.endofamerica15.com. if so what are your thoughts on his predictions of whats to become of our government and the devaluation of the dollar.

Even after the dismall housing report today (S&P case shiller) and the predictions for the housing markets, if you can buy in the right location at the right price, you could do well in 5 years. lol as obvious as this sounds.

You cant predict life changing events that are NO related to real estate, but could greatly effect your portfolio.

Warren Buffet predicted this as well as others.

The leading indicator that he found to be most predictive was housing affordability (i.e. the percent of median income earners that can afford the median priced home).  

@Joshua Nudell I had started a thread back in July soliciting predictions on the date/time of the 1 millionth post.Thus far it looks like I'm going to be off the hook w/r to funding a membership renewal ...