I really don't have any information or advice I can share with you, and it would frankly be really unprofessional of me to speculate on any past issues involving another party.  

Joe Sz , Crystal balls and speculation aside, nobody on BP can give you a specific answer to what you should do because everyone’s situation is different.

My commercial colleagues are already speculating that these new developments will be for sale in the next downturn at significant discounts. 

They claim they are technology company as Wall Street investors are willing to pay top price and speculate they will change the way we do business.

No one has a crystal ball in regards to predicting the value of home prices in the future.Your next property can go up 20%, stay flat or even decrease in value.A lot of BP'ers are speculating we are at or near the top of the real estate market.

I know a lot of colleges say "buy the neighborhood not the house" and I know of those who say "you have to speculate to accumulate."

I always try to pay for what’s in front of me and try to not speculate on rent increase etc. if I do manage to increase rents or pass expenses off to the tenants than that extra money is gravy. 

@Ben LeybovichConfess I don't get you right away Ben, but after reading again a few times I take it your comment underscores the points that buying property in a stable area that cashflows even at a lower cap rate is the way to invest - vs speculating in a higher cap rate area and hoping for appreciation.If you're inclined, would you like to spell it out a little more? 

From this sounds like the Chinese investors are speculative appreciation investors.

That being said, it could make more sense to you to buy for low to moderate cash flow but strong appreciation, versus the other way around.If you want buy and hold rentals, I’m hoping your idea isn’t to tie up all your cash in ONE property, but rather to get your own traditional investment loan or creative financing from sellers.Another consideration is many speculate we could be nearing the top of a real estate market cycle, with a dip in home values expected when you could pick up some better deals.