I haven't seen that movie however I can predict more taxes in the form of unseen or phantom taxes (you know the ones, you hear about them ONCE on the news and suddenly there they are and quickly forgotten) like the gasoline tax or the cigarette tax...perhaps now we will have the "bottled water tax" or the "federal *** emissions tax" (aka: the farmer's stock animal fart tax) or the "domestic house pet tax" on the pet food from the store.......because they sure as hell are not going to stop SPENDING our money or earmarking.....Soon taxpaying Americans will be storming the borders of Canada and Mexico just to stop the taxation madness of the next SEVERAL generations.

Vitas (and others),If you are looking for RE agent listings, short sales are not a bad way to go either.Many predict that 4/10 sales through 2011 will be distressed asset sales (SS/REO).Something to think about.

Nobody can predict short-term price increases -- but that's why the savvy investor doesn't look to just appreciation to make money.

They gave it until the end of this quarter and then predict that the market will stop trying so hard to hit the bottom.

So please, if your going to give a monthly cash flow prediction, at least make sure you take all the figures into acount.

I predict inflationary crash in 4 years.

I know tenants can be un-predictable, but who are you guys renting to?

We will not over-produce.However, when the Fed steps in and creates money, the entrepreneur cannot make accurate predictions about the real demand for his product and the real price.

It's fairly easy to predict the condition of a home when the price is known IF you know the neighborhood.

No one can predict this market & im not sure purchase with the intent to build later would be a good idea since parcels of land tend to sit on the market for long periods of time.