My mother liked to buy investments that 'were a sure thing' that I knew were not and my brother got rich house flipping until he stepped into the development end and got stuck with a property he couldn't develop and then the housing bubble collapsed.

They didn't want to bother me, so they never said anything.Anyway, a couple of months ago 1 of the guys collapsed with a heart defect and supposedly during some examinations they said he had a little mold in his lungs.

Valuations away from the big 3 metropolitan areas are much better.At some point I do foresee a correction in these markets, however I don't anticipate a full collapse at the moment

Now, it's that the houses are completely on the verge of collapse, and listing agents are accepting retail non-203k non-FNMAHomeStyle offers with quick closes, and then getting upset that they aren't closing fast due to the condition of the collateral, because they've deluded themselves into thinking that "hot market" somehow means that the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice and Fannie Mae property standards (not FHA, Fannie Mae) have gone out the window.

We're near Whole Foods""I just use Lyft to get to work""It's a lot quieter""I love the BBQ & Beer garden""Parking is easy"It is a place that has and, I believe, will continue to be on the up and up.Every quote above is the ingredient for tech hipsters and some high prices.Now, if your buddy's place isn't dated / could collapse during the next little earthquake / on landfill, then I would certainly consider it!

But with a less good friend it might have ended the friendship or caused the deal to collapse into litigation.I hope other new people can learn something from this and avoid repeating my mistake on their first or second property.Roger, I have emailed you about joining that group, thank you.

I did drive past the area just now and I saw things I didn't like like houses with collapsed roofs and other unsightly landmarks, so it could explain the price a bit.

I got my first job in the fall of 2008 and then I witnessed the country collapse before my eyes. 

Indeed a much needed implementation.HRRE contractors didn’t cap off a water pipe (identified by certified plumber) which caused the ceiling to collapse.

I do know a fair amount about credit scores and theoretically, IF someone with otherwise great or good credit somehow had their financial world collapse on them and they filed for bankruptcy or were foreclosed on, I suppose that would fit your idea of someone with one big screw up on their credit that disqualifies them, at least temporarily from buying a home.