Credit worthy investors pursuing sound cash flowing properties are not the reason the market collapsed.  

If your statement is true, I would guess that the severity of that collapse shook the faith in homeownership, keeping rental demand high even as property values plummeted.

Rusted through steel beamsRusted through support beamsStreet view - we sealed it up with plywood to prevent any access and limit liability in the event of a collapse

We've also seen certain gentrifying areas in DC never drop in price during the collapse and instead continued to go up during that time.DC proper over the last 6 years has much higher price gains than any of the suburbs.

I had a landlord file a claim on me one time over clean up that he gave permission to do - remove a broken-down screened in porch that was collapsed and a tore up rug in the living room.

This drawer is so big and weak it will collapse once the tenant loads it up.

There is so many videos/articles of how were headed for another collapse. 

If you cant screen or dont understand how to manage, a class A or B can collapse around you.

Lots of folks like using an LLC to enter into some kind of favorable contract, then sell off the benefit to another company they control, then collapse the obligations of the contract in an LLC shell that has no assets. 

One of my concerns is that by the time we get the house built the market will have collapsed.