This dynamic is causing a shrinking supply of the most affordable housing solution in America, at a time when the demand for affordability has never been higher.

The cause for the increased debt is a shrinking middles class. 

Fear on the other hand can be debilitating and may cause one to shrink back from taking action.

Putting an extra $10k or more down would shrink my maintenance budget, so I am thinking about avoiding the cash down.

Originally posted by Account Closed:if your flipping this your forgetting about the back end #s .. realtor commission, and seller paid closing costs ... factor those in and your 23k profit shrinks even more.

I'm personally building my cash, and tentatively growing my furnished business that does very well in this late part of the cycle.So I'll pump out lots of cash while things are good, then hunker down, either shrinking the business when the economy softens, or if I can just operate at a lower profit or break even until the next upward cycle.., I'd rather be positioned well to capture the next upside economy. 

That's a great candidate to shrink if you need to.

I did 28 sessions of radiation and chemotherapy before surgery in hopes of shrinking the tumor to save my sphincter muscles from the tumor, so after all that and 6 weeks of healing I went to meet the specialist for colorectal surgery, he looked at all the tests and scans that was performed before and after treatments, he gave me two options( option 1 was a permanent colostomy which I said I'm not in favor of, what's option 2 i said?

@minh le,Detriot and cleveland are the only msa cheaper than atlanta metro, however Detroit and Cleveland's population is shrinking while Atlanta is growing.

Adding this to your servicing fees on each note your profit margins can shrink significantly.