If the answer to all three is Yes, I buy.And let life unfold.I have NO IDEA what the ultimate return will be….NONE….And neither does any other investor if they are honest…..most crystal balls I find are broken.But if one acquires the property is a solid long term manner based on fundamental investing principles and is never forced to sell…History indicates the long term trajectory of price and rents are up.In my experience, real estate follows cycles……. 6 or 7 years of a bull market, 1 or 2 years down (though the up is always larger than the down), 1 or 2 years of flat which then sets the floor for the next run up.

I have connected with a couple of agents, and I am excited to get the ball rolling!

@Henry Clark mentioned snow balling too, can either of you elaborate?

Normally a letter by an attorney to the Attorney General regarding that kind of fraud gets the ball rolling.

I don't know if this is worth pursuing but I feel like they've really dropped the ball over and over.

I don't have a crystal ball so I don't know the answer, but I would suspect at some point over the next 3-5 years the interest rates will come down again.

Ball parking the monthly PIPMI payment @10% down and the PI payment @ 20%, you're looking at a difference in your monthly payment of $551.84.

So, he acquired the nickname “Low Ball Ho”.  

No one has the crystal ball, but this is a prediction I currently have.

Hello fellow bp members,I am currently eager to get my foot in the real estate game and working hard to learn, earn money, and get the ball rolling to house hack.