Let's face it, the pool of buyers is again shrinking and investors will be out in droves again going after REO's and short sales.

Also, inventory levels in many areas continue to shrink (miami, vegas) .... http://www.realestatechannel.com/us-markets/residential-real-estate-1/real-estate-news-shadow-real-estate-inventory-shadow-inventory-shadow-home-inventory-delinquent-loans-home-foreclosures-bank-real-estate-owned-2808.php

As for Rental House's I see some short term softness but by early next year the Rental House will get firm.As the Econmy gets soft the average buyers for housing will continue to shrink as lending standards get firm and savings doesn't improve.

4 of the Biggest 2nd Mortgages holder are :
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Citigroup Inc
Bank of America Corp
Wells Fargo & Co.
JPMorgan Chase & Co.

It seems their never anything for Real Estate Inve...

It will expand and shrink with moisture (as all wood does).

I was telling my husband that asking first, last, plus a deposit may shrink the potential renter pool considerably because of the cost they would need to have up front.

There is a plan in Flint to shrink the city by bulldozing areas and returning them to nature and the federal government is looking at the idea for other US cities.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/financialcrisis/5516536/US-cities-may-have-to-be-bulldozed-in-order-to-survive.htmlI have no objection to the idea myself.

The learning curve will shrink if they're involved on here,imo.

They will make shrink your 50k until "there is not enough money to create meaningful profits for two people."

So as long as you have the ability to raise rents you will be fine. 3. with interest rates rising, the property value is also rising4. with 20 year amortiz. you have a max rate of 11.5% which is barely double ... and when it rises your interest component is shrinking at the same timeNOTE: variable rates are not as attractive for owner occupied since your income is less controllable ... unless you're a landlord