The Labor Department’s household survey indicated employment growth of 3.8 million and a decrease of 2.8 million on the unemployment rolls.

I just got off the phone with an agent who told me that his client wasn't interested in splitting the listing "because it would decrease the value of the property" .... but I just really don't see how that's possible!

As we all know, you can increase cash flow by increasing rent (working on that), but also decreasing expenses.

I just can't see housing prices continuing on this tear like they have been for the last 2-3 years continuing indefinitely, especially with a decreasing population, again, speaking about just my area.

All excess monies are to stay in the Heloc thus paying down the principle faster, which in turn decreases the interest paid.

You need to decrease your basis by allowable depreciation even if you didn’t take it.If you factor in depreciation, there might be some tax that you will owe. 

Lets look at the numbers and decipher what exactly is happening in the market.Amidst the approaching labor day, and unofficial end of summer, the number of sold homes slightly decreased from 4659 in July to 4000 in August.

That would significantly decrease the amount of money that you would need to spend.  

You get the heat off the books, decreasing your expenses and increasing the value of the property...and incidently solving this problem

As operators who overpaid in the last couple years start running into problems the supply will likely rise and the demand will decrease causing the prices to fall.