I can honestly say I do not own any real estate books...however, I own and have read many books that I consider helpful to my investing and business practices:1) How to Win Friends and Influence People2) The Millionaire MindVarious macro economics books (which I have been recently reading), various investing books such as "The Intelligent Investor" by Benjamin Graham.

So, what the money is coming out of will influence where it can go.

The borrower cannot suffer from any duress, unconscionable advantage, undue influence or grossly inadequate consideration from the lender.  

There is a lot of information about this in How to Win Friends and Influence People, as well as Richard Dawkins' The Selfish Gene.

Dubai is not exactly a free market when it comes to the government's direct influence in the building sector.

The pro would be the positive cash flowThe con would be having to live with my parents for another few years =(There are pros and cons to each situation and I'm not even factoring other outside influences.

In a year you can have new competition in the market, a new project opens and perceived market influences can change vacancy expectations.

We can all find value and fulfillment in any circumstance- Ralph MarstonIm recovering from my own as we speak- no influences but my own.

Glad I didn't let my fear or her pressure influence me.  

I am not Oprah Winfrey or *insert powerful woman's name here,* who can do things like influence government entities to raise or lower interest rates or interfere with natural market cycles.