Land is speculative and usually not very liquid   I try to buy it at a steep discount or where I can add  value.  

It might be worthwhile to grab a sheet of paper and speculatively write out various scenarios in which you sell the house/keep the house/refinance/etc and see which one works best for your situation.

I predict that over the next 5 years, it will become part of 90% of conversations about real estate speculation in the SW. 

Looking for "rapidly appreciating markets" is simply speculation.

People lost jobs and speculators lost out.

Account ClosedIt basically means a neighborhood that people are speculating will increase in value in the next few years. 

Later in life he had good experience to speculate and to run his own projects developing from the ground up on empty lots.

If this property is in a desirable part of California, I'd imagine many speculators would bank on the potential appreciation. 

Although appreciation is great, it's speculative so I prefer to focus on generating a lot of cash flow.

Give me as many details as possible, and I will try to help you.Without more information, I speculate the deed is from one company to another, or from a family member to a family member.