http://www.citylab.com/politics/2015/09/the-never-ending-stadium-boondoggle/403666/"Subsidizing stadiums is an economic disasterThe overwhelming conclusion of decades of economic research on the subject is that using public funds to subsidize wealthy sports franchises makes zero economic sense and is a giant waste of taxpayer money.

@Mary Wilson  for passive buy and hold out of state the 2% rule basically does not exist except in very rare instances.. its more like the 1 to 1.5% rule  and sometimes only the .08 rule. those rules were coined on BP in the depth of the great financial crisis..

Thanks Jeff Beard, excellent point about riding out the cyclic market prices.The argument against riding it out is that a real estate crash could likely be a part of a wider market crisis, potentially involving loss of business income or even loss of a job.

Currently looking for more economical alternatives. congrats again and I'll see you at the top.

More or less just happy to be in the game and given a chance to learn as I built up some equity,  but explicitly wanting to buy another property as soon as economically feasible.

You are right that if you create an economic incentive to return your property dirty you're going to be "underwhelmed" by future cleanliness at turnover a lot more often :).Sounds like you have a good model that is working - don't change it over one bad apple.

Hi,I'm interested in predicting capital growth of property prices - finding the leading economic indicators that increase the likelihood of property prices increasing and/or not falling (increasing gains but also reducing risks).The hypothesis is that there are some macroeconomic factors both in the demand and supply side that cause markets and therefore property prices to move in aggregate.I would like to ask other BP members if you have done any research or can recommend any papers/articles that look at casual/leading factors?

It's economically depressed but stabilizing, rents are climbing to a bit over half what they are in Asheville, and there are distressed sellers there who aren't getting multiple offers on their property.

You have practical and economic options in laminate, linoleum (planks), and even tile to get that look.

Economically what I'd be looking at is 2 years of free places to stay around the world as we traveled frequently.Anybody ever heard of someone doing this?