The AMC theaters, Game Stop's, and Blackberries of the world will look a lot less attractive to the speculators that have driven them up.

I consider this type of investment more speculative and when their is a boom there is eventually a BUST !

The biggest problems that investors/speculators deal with are:Defining riskManaging riskDeveloped processes and proceduresExecuting the planTo many new investors/speculators focus on activities that have nothing to do with investing, market behavior...

My investment plan is all about cash flow not so much speculation and appreciation.

But flipping is a specific business - and the most successful professional flippers over cycles don't hold inventory to "speculate" on further upward appreciation.

I think the market problems California is facing right now have a tremendous amount to do with the creative financing and speculative investing that has been rampant in California the last five or so years.

That seems plausible, but also speculative to me as no one knows how long it will take for oil to come back around.

Stay away from speculating, you have no control of the market in the future but you do have control in what you are willing to pay for the lot.Hope that helps,

Not only does it not put food on the table, it IS arbitrary and speculative.

Keep in mind the first one is speculative and from 2012, but still informative.http://detroit.curbed.com/2012/5/24/10368218/could-the-next-hot-area-for-rentals-be-palmer-park-againMore articles from Curbed Detroithttp://detroit.curbed.com/search?