I am not looking for a mind blowing deal - I know they are not easy to get and I don't want to bide my time waiting for one to magically appear especially as someone not in any secret society.

If you have a unique house in the more rural area of a large zip code, the lender's perception of the value will be tainted by what is happening in the more populous small town that is the center of that zip delivery area, and usually that is that values are going down.

Rate cuts by the fed aren't necessairly a good thing, because they create a perception of bad times, pushing up long term rates.

As a former teacher, I've seen how bad things have become in the past decade, and it isn't going to get better any time soon.What's worse is that popular culture is embracing the misuse of words and the media propagates it as well.Its the dumbing down of American Society, and it is happening in front of our very eyes.

No one wants a slug to go through a wall into another apartment.Yeah, the legal issues get complicated in this overly-litigious society of ours.

It builds character, yes, and makes you appreciate what you have, but it's not the only way to turn out a productive, responsible member of society."

If you guys have such a big issue with people spending money for education, or you believe there are better values out there, I can see where you are coming from, but everyones perception is different.

I know the perception is that high gas prices kill the RV market.

It really all comes down to the same thing for an end user or for an investor....is there a perception of value?

This is not all the time, but those times do come and those who are holding property that is performing well in the interim be in the best position to cash out when the time is right.There is a wrong perception that those of us who focus on cashflowing rental property ignore or minimalize speculation, appreciation and even developing.