From others it sounds like the market has great fundamentals.

In fact, I just recorded a great podcast episode on Jacksonville last week (episode 021).That should answer a LOT of your questions about the fundamentals, neighborhoods, property types in the market, demographics, jobs, etc.Continued success!

The author lacks a fundamental understanding and education of finance and investing. 

Fundamentals are that there needs to be an egress/window, 70 sqft. floor area.

The removal of property rights is no small thing, this is not a bailout or some adjustment of laws, this is the total change to a fundamental of our society and nation itself. 

I guess it's more of a fundamental issue that I have about paying a ton of money for information that's free.  

I do consider foreign buyers to be part of this because many of them (in NYC at least) are just parking money with no thought to fundamentals.

The entire wholesaling enterprise is based in this fundamental deception.  

While most of it is beyond the small investor, the fundamentals are the same.

I mean there's a test you can take, but I've read that covers the business fundamentals and not the actual work.I've never really tried being "handy" so I think I'll start taking classes at home depot and take it from there?