"Other reasons Deutch said the apartment sector will eventually contract is because of the long-term affordability of owning a home versus renting, and because it's "not smart to rent forever.""

If I conclude a property will produce $1,000 per month rent then $500 per month will be consumed in expenses over time.

If there is a Florida specific investing course for Realtors or anyone has ANY knowledge they can share I would be forever greatful.Eric VK :roll:

Hopefully those days are not gone forever.

What I am talking about is commodity prices rising heavily and thus putting pressure on the costs of companies for resources which will be passed on to consumers in rising prices.

For US consumers, this means that Japanese goods become more expensive -- i.e. it takes more dollars to buy the same product in Japan.

Other than that good luck. not trying to be rude just being truthful.MARKET IS FLOOODED with houses, yet most of them are on the market forever.

The people that seek his advice are often in debt up to their eyeballs (consumer debt for ex.), and have no idea how to manage their personal finances.

Utah is VERY consumer friendly when it comes to things like banks is what I was told.

Option 2 may be very unappealing if interest rates are at 8% or 10%. 4% loans will not be around forever, so you might as well get as many as you can for as long as you can while they're here.