OK, to extend the question:I wonder if the market segment of the rental impacts the GRM.

It was big about 40 years ago according to a segment I heard on NPR last week.

If demand exceeds supply there is upward rent pressure, if supply exceeds demand there is downward pressure.As for how house values are going to behave, you have to segment it into the micro level (what will it do this year?)

BUT there is at least one company out there that makes (creates) a distinction between the three and have three separate programs to offer: Lease Option for one or two years (no obligation to buy), Lease Purchase (rent for six months before having to close), and Rent-To Own (Tenant pays extra rent that is held until enough Option Consideration is saved up to do one of the other two programs).

maybe Sat) morning that included longer segments and a live host.

There was one statement in Rich Dad Poor Dad that made me start investing in a segment of real estate often ignored, tax liens.

I would like to make a distinction between "investor types" because I have been getting too many calls and emails to mention from newbies who seem to be attempting to jump into this and can get themselves into a lot of trouble without realizing it.

"Whether you are selling Pampers, credit cards, or building homes, this market will become the economic engine of our country," according to Chiqui Cartagena, a leading U.S. expert on the Hispanic market.Realtors can capitalize on the red-hot potential of this market segment by working with residential mortgage lenders who understand the cultural nuances and economic differences that make home buying more difficult for Hispanics.

This type of investment offers distinct ownership characteristics that are different from other forms of joint or shared ownership. - Each owner holds title to an undivided fractional interest in the property.- Ownership percentage on a TIC investment doesn't have to be equal.- Each owner is entitled to their ownership percentage of income, appreciation, deduction of mortgage interest and depreciation, etc. - Each TIC owner retains the right to transfer, partition, and encumber their interest in the property without agreement or approval of the other co-owners.

who even say in some segments, you give us alot of business so they will do it for a more reasonable price.Just my 2 cents.