For example, how can you guarantee 12% if:- the economy collapses (or there's another 2008)- there are delays in getting permits- there are delays in construction (because there always are delays)- there is a change in market demand

This was a similar model to the pre-2008 market collapse, but with many more restrictions.  

But upon further reading, It looks like if you can prove there is a major safety issue (like a bathroom collapsing from rotten beams or the fact that the house had two fires in 2003-according to the next door neighbor) I might be able to get the ernest money.Numbers on the house.

Maybe things will collapse into a depression.

He may have a collapsed or offset main that is creating a bottleneck that gets stopped up easily.

Water heater is missing, garage roof is collapsing, and the interior needs at least $40K of work including all window replacements.

Does it matter that the US is on the verge of economic collapse?

Then, FM/FM decided they needed to leverage their position of power to get in on the same gravy train, and now the whole thing has collapsed.

"John Carona: Slumlord Senator Gets Caught August 14, 2008 Dallas - State Senator John Carona's carefully sanitized media image was shattered yesterday when Houston TV station KHOU, Channel 11, identified him as CEO of the property management company responsible for "condos in danger of collapse" in spite of having collected management fees for years.

Credit Collapse?