I get alot of the deals " off the rebound"

Your property, to him, is a rebound house.

Are they temporary or are you locking them in for a year and raising them up again when market rebounds?

I also have some cash invested in a couple big apartment complexes, in the case the rental market rebounds.

Real estate agents in my home town are still touting buying properties that don't cash flow well and present a case for large gains when the market rebounds.

I am seeking guidance (and funding) for a very unique opportunity in an undervalued condo community in Lithonia, GA. Normally, I wouldn't be interested in this, but I am for 3 very good reasons. The first reason is th...

During downturns they get hit harder because people over extend themselves to buy here but then they rebound faster then most parts of the country and have great appreciation. 

In this market of lower property values there is no excuse for you not to learn to buy property at 50% of current value.Not only will you benefit by having better cash flow on a monthly basis with your rentals, you will also be in a better position with equity when the market rebounds in the coming years.My second contribution has been repeated by almost everyone here.

Other buyers have waited for the markets to show signs of rebounding first before jumping in and while they are still deals with some searching the margins are not what they once were.

Midland/Odessa's dropping unemployment was entirely due to a rebounding energy sector, and it is currently rising again as gas prices have dropped and fracking has been curtailed.The Dallas/Ft Worth/Arlington MSA isn't on the list, because it didn't see a comparatively significant downturn, so there was not as big of a rebound.