Of course, you can always do a bunch of the renovation work yourself to save money, but every experienced investor here on BP will tell you NOT to devalue your time and invest if for free.If you educate yourself about the market, you'll find plenty of properties you can invest your money in and NOT end up being upside down.

Regardless, if you're looking to buy a house I'd exercise a little caution as it may take a little while for the market to price in any sort of devaluation as housing tends to be slower to react than the stock market.

I would also require the note be paid in full prior to any construction of any kind, any failed project can devalue my collateral if I have to bull doze some shanty or unfinished project!

@Kimberly A RenkenIs it backed by real estate.Make sure to list the unpaid balance, rate, payment and termsIf it has not been serviced by a licensed servicer that will devalue the note.

This will only devalue the dollar even more.

It is just a matter of time before one of them leaves the EU to devalue their currency.

Remember, you don't lose the devaluation.

You must know and understand the devalue of the real estate in the area.

Long term I can see Milwaukee home prices creek up to the national average, which probably means they will double over the next 10 years, partially fueled also by inflation (devaluation of currency).You could try and BRRR on the fringes of that gentrification, which should work in theory, but you already need a fair amount of comps over 200k for it to work and a "good neighborhood feel" - I have not seen it done yet and the risk is of course that you don't see the same rate of value gain as you see in desirable communities..

Properties devalue when in flood zones, you need to see where yours lies.