@Bryan L. is a smart dude.

The PIMCO founders are very smart folks, but I don't think they're very qualified to paint real estate with as broad of a brush as they've done.

I am not involved in flipping but know once the news stations start saying it the market will become about nonsense instead of numbers.It's kind of like a stock everyone is saying to buy is when the smart people sell to them and get out.I am sure we will see in the next 6 to 12 months articles like "The real estate money making machine is back !

Stay sharp and smart and it really doesn't matter what the climate is.

I guess I'm just not smart enough to make money in real estate any other way.

Buyers were still buying and smart investors could still work deals and build their net worth, while others were losing ground to inflation if they were standing still.

Get the Heloc payoff the credit cards its probably the smart move not even considering the FICO.

They won't remember speeches, subsidies or how smart your leaders say they are.

I agree with Will, however it's your money and you might be prepared to accept a smaller return on your money, risk and effort than the next person.What makes better sense, IMHO, is to develop your own investment criteria, sort of like how the crab fishermen use a sizing device to quickly determine if their catch measures up.Another way to learn, quickly, is to buy for other investors.

Getting an education before jumping in is a critical and smart element.