I am not saying it should be, but it will make life more profitable for those who took the time and money to get licensed.Like lease options, I predict there will be certain states where it is legal and certain ones where it is not.

I think the "experts" were predicting about a 1% decline.Market seems unphased though.

My prediction, in a market like this he won't be around much longer with those type of demands and the way in which he explained it was horrible.Sometimes, its all in the delivery.Peter

If Portland does indeed get rocked by the 9.0 earthquake that some predict. . .well, yes, I don't expect all 8 of your rent checks will be rolling in on time.

My prediction for 2010 is over 300 banks will fail and if we get a domino effect, could be the most EVER. 539 in 1984 is the record.

We expect them to happen, we just can't always exactly predict when.

So, that tells me the expenses are higher than the 50% rule would predict.

Assuming a set period of time (instead of an indefinite period), while it may be a "discount" in hindsight, there not as assured a method to predict if the market will go up and you will make a profit.

In time this becomes a numbers game and you will be able to predict how properties you need to evaluate and make offers on to produce the results you are looking for.Second... being able to move the assigned deals through to closing.

I am predicting a minimum of a 20% drop off in buyers and advising everyone to compensate for longer days on market and lower sales prices, by building these factors into their purchase prices today.