Link below:https://www.gobankingrates.com/investing/real-estate/cities-in-danger-of-housing-crisis/?

Indianapolis and Kansas City both weathered the 2008 housing crisis much better than most markets.

I sought to determine whether they just didn't want to pay or couldn't afford it.If they just couldn't afford it, I would try and help if they were experiencing a financial crisis (foreclosure, etc.) but obtain a voluntary lien to protect me.

But it's not great if you have a SFH with very little appreciation after 10 years because the market has fallen due to rates increasing (or a 'financial crisis' situation).

I think I just read that foreclosures are back to pre-crisis levels with no evidence that the foreclosure rate will rise anytime soon.

Click here to see the article http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-09-21/the-rent-crisis-is-about-to-get-a-lot-worse   What are your thoughts?

I had my "mid-life crisis" this time last year (at 30 yrs old) when I decided that my vp position at an ad agency wasn't fulfilling anymore so I completely left the industry to focus on real estate investing full time.

Five-year loans made in the final months before the financial crisis will come to term in 2012 and 2013, and conventional lenders may not be willing to restructure the loans when they come due.

A lesson from last mortgage crisis taught us that even when we believe we have perfected the quantitative measure of intent of a borrower, we can be be proven grossly wrong.

I am trying to come up with something as back-up to argue my case that if we are expected to do full maintenance, then rent needs to be a LOT less.Of course, ideally I'd point out that "uh, you know, any other tenant, you'd be expected to actually do your part as landlords and maintain the property"... but I'm trying to be diplomatic with the in-laws.Originally posted by Fran Flanagan:Prices in New York are insane compared to the rest of the country.