Sales will accelerate; Buyers on the sidelines will jump into the market to avoid increasing rates.Rates will go to 4% below the long term average; As Jon mentioned above rates are still very low.

I'm glad to join BP community after following the action from the sidelines for past few months.

I no longer wish to be watching from the sidelines and would like to get active!

I had been investing in real estate as a sideline since 1981, when I started building a chain if automotive repair shops.

It seems like everyone has now come in from the sidelines to take advantage of deals in real estate.

I've never purchased in cash, but my perception from the sidelines is that you could get a SFR for around 3-5% less if you pay cash.

Some would say those on the side lines would use luck as the sour grapes answer - he was lucky & I will never be as lucky as that person.

So not everyone should Jump at the chance but I've experienced too many sitting on the sidelines because of it.

The point the authors make is that while many people are leaving the marketplace due to the media's drumbeat of "crashing RE markets" and the increase in market supply, savvy investors should be buying as many good deals as they can instead of sitting on the sidelines waiting for the market to finish its correction.

I no longer want to stand on the sideline.