We're in the rental segment, and have been growing quite a bit lately.

In SoCal I segment costs for rehabs and constructions to quickly ballpark and evaluate if the deal is viable.

AK isn't as competitive market as other parts of the country, but if there's another investor in your area, chances are they have already mailed to the absentee owners.Consider combining absentee owners with other motivated segments such as Owners with Low Financial Stability Scores (FSS) or Seniors with Long-Time Ownership.

If you have the cash now you do not want to start small in a cycle for that asset that has already peaked and then spend a few years to go bigger and by the time you get there that segment has recovered and interest rates are much higher.

So in my mind, there is the level, if you will, in the segment of this box that is real property that I don't think we mess with and frankly, we are fine with it.

I talk about my first steps on the BP Podcast Show 25 - My segment comes on around 48 minutes in.

Whether well founded or not, there is a significant segment of the population that will choose not to live near high-voltage lines.

I today's market investor buyers are a large segment of the marketplace in many areas.By excluding investors as buyers, the HOAs are actually reducing the number of buyers in the pool, and reducing the selling prices.

If a segment of the market dries up you have to change strategies sometimes rather than beat your head against a wall hoping it will change.Another strategy is investors moving cash from residential to multifamily or commercial where there is still good value to be had.

The median price for Austin-area homes was $219,530, which is 10 percent more than the same month in 2012.Cathy Coneway, 2013 President of the Austin Board of REALTORS­®, explained, “With strong activity across all segments of the market, the Austin-area housing market has been full steam ahead through the holidays and the rest of the year, Our city’s population and job growth show no signs of slowing down, so 2014 will likely be another competitive year for Austin real estate.”In November 2013, inventory remained at a historically low level of 2.3 months, which is more than half of a month less than November 2012.