But I can look at my global equity position when I bought my first 8 unit in Houston about 8 years ago vs. what it is today.  

Yes you have to stay abreast of the laws, trends, and markets, both local and global.

OK, so some of you think bandit signs are the cause of global warming, the ebola virus, and terrorism.

We live in a global market, not just a national one and anyone not recognizing that is blind.

My wife choked on her gum when reading.

Generally, I quite agree that real estate investment and rental are probably the best way to invest, especially during this global recession.However, I’ll tell you a story from personal experience which may make you pause before buying an investment property and particularly before renting it out to someone you’ve never met.I bought my investment property a little over a year ago and did a lot of remodeling before putting it on the rental market, using the same real estate agency to find renters that helped me purchase this townhouse.

In my opinion its not a matter of how sustainable Texas economic growth is (it will slow down at some point), its more of a question of how insulated is the state's economy from national and global market conditions and for Texas, the answer is very insulated relative to other places in the US.

When I see some of the big hedge funders starting to go to cash and the bleak outlook of global dynamics rearing its ugly head I tend to do a little more listening.Additionally, I'm starting to see properties' DOM extending a little more every month and I'm even beginning to see values start to decline across the board from entry level to high end.

I personally think that Al-Qaida is spreading swine flu using the Conficker virus to increase global warming.

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