It sounds like the market may suffer very soon, as Chevron just announced that they are going to be cutting upward of 10,000 jobs.

So, the new HAFA short sale program unveiled last year has just announced NO INCOME VERIFICATION ... they don't need to check bank statements...talk about opening the floodgates for EVERYONE who wants to start their strategic default....sigh :roll:

This deal was just announced ... so you have some inside scoop!

That and the man I call my mentor, who started in real estate in 1909 and had a goldmine of knowledge to share but the agents didn't want to listen to his old stories, their mistake, and at a board luncheon when I announced that "Old Henry" had passed away they applauded, and I let them know the reason I'm up here and your down there is I listened to him and it made me rich in money and other ways, you didn't and that is why your sweating the next lease payment on your car.

But I would like to suggest that the reason most RE investors do best locally is because they see and recognize the increased activity with their own eyes and read about local changes that impact neighborhoods or areas in the local newspaper...or before, which is why local officials often own prime property when roads are announced.

Interestingly enough the city announced that it was coming out of bankruptcy that weekend I was there. 

@Lee Ripma and @David VanWert Mammoth has announced they are not able to go into Phase 2 because of a recent increase in cases.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission announced March 29 that both agencies would monitor and investigate eviction practices.

Casto has signed its first tenant – a longtime Short North arts gallery – at its River and Rich development.The developer announced that the Roy G Biv Gallery for Emerging Artists has signed a lease for about 2,000 square feet of space in the $40 million East Franklinton development now underway.

I can offer that I've been creative in my research sometimes... looking for death announcements on google - this typically provides the names of close relatives.