You are the CONDUIT to a system of energy, and like a good magician you wave this energy around like your wielding a sword and where you point this energy you can suddenly grow things without effort because people always want to work, you just have to give them jobs to do that increase your value along with feeding them.

We plan to stay there many many years, but theres something nice in knowing you wont lose your shirt to realtor fees if you suddenly had to sell.

I've "faked" my actual land/building numbers as I'd prefer to not to share my personal home values on the web, but the ratios between land and building are accurate and a good representation of the situation.So not that it really matters (I think), but I'm just wondering if anyone might know--why the sudden shift in value between land and building?  

Better than the 3% everyone is saying but still not stellar and definitely below the stock market average of something like 8%.But, If you make one more forecast that your property will match the average 3.6% multiple decade appreciation average all of a sudden your real estate asset is returning  over 25K in cash and appreciation on an investment or opportunity cost of $240K  This still does not include the fact that the appreciation is compounded free of tax while not tapped.  

I also know that special assessments can appear suddenly.

He used to rent to people who pretty much were in the lower rungs of the economic ladder, but suddenly over the past two years he has grad students and young professionals moving in.  

As demand decreases, the fewer buyers in the market will naturally gravitate towards the A neighborhoods because those areas will suddenly be more accessible at lower price points.

It stops.What happens when your 1M property at 2% interest and zero cash flow is suddenly a 600k property with 9% interest?

Unless California suddenly turns business and people-friendly, Las Vegas will have a long run of prosperity.

When you go up in price all the sudden it's not about covering needs, it's more  about the "wants": design, image, a specific brand, bigger engine, heated leather seats.