The market was perfect for us then, in that we had plenty of cash from corporate jobs, the housing market had started to collapse, prices and interest rates were incredibly low, and we got great deals.Different times present different circumstances and you can make it work for you.

We somehow should have seen the forecoming collapse and called for an all-stop.

Now let me start with, I'm not " The sky is falling kind of person" but what do you make of all the information out there that were near another historic collapse in RE prices.  

The best days were right after the market collapse.

The author is somehow justifying "Bandit Sign" observations to a collapsing real estate market, that's ******** no matter how twisted you crank the numbers.There are some items in his commentary that have some merit.

The last loser multi-unit I saw was a slowly collapsing 100 year old Victorian triplex conversion wherein someone decided to skip inspections, other than that it's winner-winner-winner-winner for multi-units in our area over the last few years.I'm sure I don't have to tell you: know your rent control laws, if applicable, where you are buying!

I was thinking anything before 2010 would be getting too close to the timeframe of the market collapse. 

They'll buckle and collapse in a fire a lot easier, bringing the building down on the heads of the firefighters.Knob & tube wiring and fuses instead of breakers.Ancient plumbingHorsehair plaster walls that are separating from the laths behind themAsbestos insulation in the attic and/or wrapping the heating pipes or furnace.The list goes on and on, but the bottom line is that you need a good Realtor to guide you and a good home inspector to go over the properties you decide to buy.I hope that helps!

With any luck, either the banks will be successful at jumpstarting the industry to enable it to run on its own, or any collapse will occur slowly.

Plus, even in a down market the appreciation rate on property values will most likely be slightly above inflation rates unless the market collapses.