The author referenced someone who grew very fast and then collapsed very fast.

From February (pre-pandemic) to the bottom in May, sales collapsed 32.1%, as lockdown measures and widespread economic uncertainty took hold across the country.

You can also rest assured that it will never collapse during an earthquake.

I had the carpenter reinforce the corners and build a frame under the sink base so it wouldn't collapse when tenants put stuff in it.I installed RTA in my own kitchen several years ago.  

In the IRS lingo, it is called a "prohibited transaction" and can cause a collapse of your entire IRA.You may "borrow" your IRA funds for 60 days (there're rules to follow), but 2 months are usually two short to finish the rehab and sell the property - assuming it is a flip.

Here's the situation:- Had a pipe freeze during a cold snap, led to fairly extensive damage during the thaw (ceiling collapsed in 3 rooms)- Filed insurance claim, was covered- Have a contractor that wants me to buy 3 other properties from him, so he fixed it for me at cost- Deductible is $5K- Actually ended up making money somehowMath:   - Cost from contractor $22K  - Cost insurance came back with $29K  - Deductible $5k  - So I actually made $2k ( 29 - 5 = 24 [check] ; contractor cost 22)My question is how to handle on taxes?

On the flip side, every floor that ever collapsed, was a sagging floor before it collapsed! 

Here's what I personally do:1) If there is an audit, that's not a 100% guarantee but it means they at least had to jump through a lot more hoops than a non-audited sponsor (and I feel reduces the chance of fraud by a lot). 2) Most Ponzi schemes prosper during bubbles and collapse during recessions.

Almost nobody saw the Lehman Brothers collapse coming, and how it touched off a domino effect with the values of real estate and the stock market crushed almost across the board...

Most likely the price will NOT collapse (just want to get your attention) but I wonder if housing prices will go down now that Feds started increasing interest rates.